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Gaunt is not the only Colonel-Commissar in Imperial history.
A '''Colonel''' is typically the commanding officer of an [[Imperial Guard]] [[regiment]]. Imperial Guard Colonels are entirely responsible for the troops and equipment under their command. Colonels may be assigned to command additional troops or responsibilities depending on the threat-level present in the combat theatre. This position is also known as '''Lieutenant-Colonel'''.{{Cite This}}
Whilst the rank of Colonel has several alternate names, a particularly unusual rank with the equivalent military responsibility is that of [[Colonel-Commissar]]. As far as is known, this dual military/political rank has only been held by one man, [[Ibram Gaunt]]{{Fn|1}}.
[[Image:ColBrom.jpg|thumb|right|Colonel [[Carus Brom]] from [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]]{{Fn|4}}]]
==Notable Colonels==
*[[Schaeffer]] - Commander of the [[13th Penal Legion]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[Colm Corbec]] - Regimental officer of the [[Tanith First and Only]]{{Fn|1}}
*[["Iron Hand" Straken]] - C.O. of the [[Catachan 2nd]]{{Fn|5}}
*[["Death" Strike]] - C.O of the [[Catachan 183rd]]
*[[Carus Brom]] - Commander of the [[Tartarus|Tartaran]] regiments.{{Fn|4}}.
*[[Jurten]] - Commander of the [[Death Korps of Krieg]] 83rd Regiment.
*[[Octavius Rabelaq]] - Commander of the 10th [[Logres Regiment]]
*[[Johanna van Meer]] - Commander of the 13th [[Elysian Drop Troops]] [[Regiment]]
*[[Vandegrahst]] - Commander of the [[Elysian]] Drop Troops|Elysian 46th Airborne Regiment]]
*[[Maigraut]] - [[Imperial Army]] [[Horus Heresy]]-era officer.{{Fn|7}}
*[['Steel Eye' Black]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[First and Only (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]]{{CME}}*{{Endn|2}}: [[13th Legion (Novel)]] - [[The Last Chancers (Omnibus)]] by [[Gav Thorpe]]: , Chapter Two, pg. 65*{{Endn|3}}: [[For the Emperor (Novel)]] by [[Sandy Mitchell]], Chapter One
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]], pg. 60
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy]], pg. 213
*{{Endn|7}}: [[The First Wall (Novel)]] , Chapter 20
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