War of Infamy
The War of Infamy took place in 962.M41.[1]
The war began when the Tau raid Imperial Navy ship yards at Ethron’s Harbour, destroying numerous escort vessels and crippling the battleship Pretorius Rex, Logan Grimnar’s Great Company lead a retributive strike against the nearest Tau outpost world. Taking advantage of a localized Warp anomaly to cross the sector in a matter of hours, the Space Wolves fall upon the unsuspecting Tau even as they refuel and recover from their raid. Though the battle is brutal and bloody, costing the Space Wolves dozens of their battle-brothers, the Great Wolf is determined to send a clear message to the Tau and leaves no survivors.[1]
Trivia
The war is deliberately analogous to the Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor during World War II.
Sources
- 1: Champions of Fenris - A Codex: Space Wolves Supplement - Saga of the Great Wolf
