Death Korps of Krieg - Notable Guardsmen of the Death Korps of Krieg: Marshal Amim Kagori - Marshal Amim Kagori was a well-respected officer within the Death Korps of Krieg when he was called upon to resolve the disastrous downturn the Siege of Vraks had taken following the arrival of Chaos Space Marines warbands and, perhaps more importantly, Chaos Titans of the Legio Vulcanum. With the 88th Siege Army in full disarray and being forced to retreat on all fronts, Marshal Kagori was chosen by Segmentum Command to replace Lord Commander Zuelkhe. To prosecute the war, Kagori petitioned the Legio Astorum for help, which, alongside the new regiments of the 34th Line Korps, would turn the tides on Vraks. Taking the name of the "Kagori Offensive", the Imperial counter-attack reconquered their lost ground in a matter of months. With additional support from the Imperial Navy and the Adeptus Astartes of the Red Scorpions Chapter, Marshal Kagori would succeed where his predecessor had failed, eventually breaking through the citadel's inner defence lines. However, as reports of unnatural phenomena multiplied, Marshal Kagori was forced to relinquish command of the 88th Siege Army to Lord Inquisitor Hector Rex of the Ordo Malleus. With typical bravery, Amim Kagori petitioned the Lord Inquisitor for a battlefield command on Vraks, which he was quickly granted. His demotion to battlefield command would prove a boon for the Death Korps as the Marshal’s actions on Vraks would see him remembered as one of the greatest Imperial heroes of this campaign.Marshal Karis Venner, the Thrice-Martyred, the Castigator of Valtine - Marshal Venner was a legendary figure within the Death Korps, a senior officer of single determination which for many embodied the Death Korps' bloody determination and readiness to sacrifice all for the greater cause. Marshal Venner has the led 17th Line Korps for an unprecedented eleven years, during which he has always led from the front; personally leading the Korps’ assault brigades on the field of battle. Much of his trachea and lungs has been replaced by augmetics after Venner was heavily burned by an enemy Flamer during the Siege of Duraka Landing. Despite his wounds, Venner dragged his broken and bloodied figure back to Krieg lines and was saved. This was the first time he was officially listed as a casualty only to reappear almost miraculously, owing him the surname of the "Thrice-Martyred". During one particular campaign, Venner's command had been cut-off and was declared killed in action, only to be rediscovered three days later at the head of a ragged group of survivors, surrounded by the corpses of their enemy. This legend has made him very popular within those regiments that have served under him, but not so much within non-Krieg regiments that have been placed under his authority. Appointed Commander-in-chief of both the 17th and 60th Line Korps during the Orphean War, Marshal Venner distinguished himself at the Battle of Amarah Prime, where the Death Korps was one of a few Imperial formations not only able to resist, but also vanquish, their Necron foe.Colonel Tyborc - Colonel Tyborc's combat record perhaps best illustrates how promotions can affect a man's career within the Death Korps. More often than not, these promotions are earned on the front lines and by the simple fact of surviving where others have not. Tyborc's career truly begins in 814.M41 as simple Commander of the 261st Siege Regiment’s 9th Company, 30th Line Korps, during the Siege of Vraks. Tasked with the capture of an enemy stronghold, designated as Fort A-453, Commander Tyborc devised a complex plan which would let his troops advance in the wake of a well-coordinated artillery barrages, leaving the enemy little to no time to man his positions. Personally leading the assault, Tyborc succeeded in taking the enemy trenchline, upon which he sent a runner to the Krieg lines to ask for reinforcements. When the enemy decided to shell their own lines to bury the Kriegsmen within alive, the courageous Commander broke into the fort's underground shelters, leading a ragtag group of survivors from different platoons in a desperate three-day-long struggle before allied troops could reinforce their position. Severely injured and still carrying an empty Flamer taken from some fallen enemy, Commander Tyborc's victory opened the way for the 88th Siege Army's breakthrough of the Citadel's outer defence line. Having gained much honour at the Battle of Fort A-453 as it was soon called, the valiant Commander would continue to serve on Vraks. By the time of the final assault on Vraks' Citadel, Tyborc had risen to the rank of commanding officer of the 261st Siege Regiment. Having been selected to conduct an attack on the Citadel itself, Tyborc mercilessly assaulted the enemy until his regiment was no more. While the survivors were folded into other regiments, Colonel Tyborc himself was elevated into an esteemed position in the 88th Siege Army Command Staff.