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[[File:Whiteshield Model 9th.png|thumb|right|A [[Cadian]] '''Whiteshield''' fighting under the supervision of [[Cadian Shock Troopers]] ([[9th edition]]){{Fn|5b}}{{Fn|6}}]]
'''Whiteshields''' are young reinforcements to an existing [[Imperial Guard Regiment]]. They fight in actual combat as part of their later training until they have proven themselves ready to join the regiment as full [[Guardsmen]].
==Overview==
*[[Arminka Lesk]] - She has the distinction of being one of the very last whiteshield born and raised from Cadia itself. She would be promoted to [[Imperial Guard Sergeant|Sergeant]] in the aftermath of Cadia's destruction in the [[13th Black Crusade]]{{Fn|10}}
*[[Glavia Aerand]] - Only a young child when Cadia was destroyed, she performed her survival ritual a decade later in the savage wilderness of [[Bellarus Prime]].{{Fn|12}}
*[[Yarren]] - One of three survivors of a Whiteshield unit whose actions repulse repulsed an [[Ork]] Spearhead. Personally promoted by his Colonel into the regiments regiment's esteemed High Eagle warrior lodge.{{Fn|13}}
*[[Ursarkar E. Creed]] - starting life as an orphan of [[Kasr Gallan]], the young Creed was found wielding a laspistol and holding a copy of ''De Gloria [[Macharius]]''. He was adopted by the [[Cadian 8th]] regiment, and swiftly rose through the Cadian Whiteshields until he earned a command of his own.{{Fn|3}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]], pg. 32
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (6th Edition)]] - (Digital EPUB) ''Raising the Tithe''
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://archive.ph/t2sm6 Warhammer Community: Imperialis Militia – Download this free PDF army list] - [https://assets.warhammer-community.com/eng_aug25_thehorusheresy_legacies_militia-t5meeumjk6-p29qqcsrnh.pdf Legacies of the Age of Darkness: The Imperialis Militia PDF] ''(Saved archive page, dated 28 August 2025, last accessed 28 August 2025, archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/z9ikifym/imperialis-militia-download-this-free-pdf-army-list/ the original]28 August 2025, last accessed 28 August 2025)''
*5: [[Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 17
**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 39
*{{Endn|6}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250918125436/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/Rt0ShUYZ/warhammer-day-reveals-cadia-stands-with-an-all-new-army-set/ Warhammer Day Reveals – Cadia Stands With an All-New Army Set] ''(saved archive page, dated 8 October 2022, last accessed 18 September 2025, archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/Rt0ShUYZ/warhammer-day-reveals-cadia-stands-with-an-all-new-army-set/ the original]08 October 2022, last accessed 18 September 2025)''*7: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|7a}}: pg. 37
**{{Endn|7b}}: pg. 19
*{{Endn|8}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20251112145648/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/rNOoBnfT/minka-lesk-charges-from-page-to-plastic-with-a-stunning-black-library-miniature/ Minka Lesk Charges From Page to Plastic With a Stunning Black Library Miniature] ''(saved archive page, dated 8 April 2023, last accessed 12 November 2025, archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/rNOoBnfT/minka-lesk-charges-from-page-to-plastic-with-a-stunning-black-library-miniature/ the original]08 April 2023, last accessed 12 November 2025)*{{Endn|9}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20251112150039/https://www.warhammer.com/en-US/shop/astra-militarum-cadian-upgrades-2023?queueittoken=e_lius~q_00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000~ts_1762959798~ce_true~rt_afterevent~h_d8b4ca95b6f66ab1f980ca38fff91a66b48f12f983527e10492dfb71f4fd1c42 Cadian Upgrades] ''(saved archive page, last accessed 12 November 2025, archived from [https://www.warhammer.com/en-US/shop/astra-militarum-cadian-upgrades-2023?queueittoken=e_lius~q_00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000~ts_1762959798~ce_true~rt_afterevent~h_d8b4ca95b6f66ab1f980ca38fff91a66b48f12f983527e10492dfb71f4fd1c42 the original], last accessed 12 November 2025)*{{Endn|10}}: [[Cadia Stands (Novel)]] (e-version) , Part 4: Epilogue
*{{Endn|11}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250429232655/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/61QTZ2mz/the-whiteshields-are-back-and-codex-supplement-cadia-makes-them-hard-enough-to-shrug-off-lascannons/ Warhammer Community Website: The Whiteshields Are Back, and Codex Supplement: Cadia Makes Them Hard Enough to Shrug Off Lascannons (Posted 12 October 2021] ''(archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/61QTZ2mz/the-whiteshields-are-back-and-codex-supplement-cadia-makes-them-hard-enough-to-shrug-off-lascannons/ the original] 29 April 2025, last accessed 29 November 2025)''
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Witchbringer (Novel)]], Chapter 8
