Death Korps of Krieg - Siege Regiments: 3rd Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps 3rd, 5th and 15th Siege Regiments were assigned to the 1st Line Korps, 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, which was assembled to take part in the notorious campaign known as the Siege of Vraks. Eventually, the 3rd Siege Regiment was withdrawn with the rest of the remaining units of the 1st Line Korps in 828.M41.5th Death Korps Siege Regiment15th Death Korps Siege Regiment17th/221st Death Korps Siege Regiment - The 17th/221st Death Korps Siege Regiment was constituted in the wake of the Orphean War in 996.M41 and resulted from the fusion of two depleted regiments. The new regiment was assigned to the defence of the chill world of Decapolis Terminus which was being stripped of its resources and evacuated in the cadre of the major realignment of Imperial positions in this region of space that has become known as the Orphean Salvation Campaign. For more than a standard year, the regiment repelled both Necron spearheads and incursions of Chaos-aligned warbands from the Chemarium System. Such were the regiment's efforts in securing these valuable resources that it was given the rare honour of forming the final rear-guard before the remaining population of Decapolis was given over to the Emperor's mercy.19th Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps 19th Siege Regiment was also assigned to the 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, which was assembled to take part in the notorious campaign known as the Siege of Vraks, but was subsequently destroyed during the intense fighting.101st Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps' 101st Siege Regiment was assigned to the 11th Assault Korps of the 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, taking part in the notorious campaign known as the Siege of Vraks. The 101st Siege Regiment remained with the 11th Assault Korps throughout the campaign on Vraks Prime and was eventually withdrawn when the planet was neutralised in 830.M41.143rd Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps 143rd, along with the 149th and 150th Siege Regiments, were assigned to the 12th Line Korps of the 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, taking part in the infamous campaign known as the Siege of Vraks. The 143rd Siege Regiment was the first Death Korps of Krieg regiment to land on Vraks. The 149th and 150th Siege Regiments were finally withdrawn when the Chaotic forces on the planet were neutralised in 830.M41.149th Death Korps Siege Regiment150th Death Korps Siege Regiment158th Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps 158th Siege Regiment was assigned to the 12th Line Korps, 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, taking part in the infamous campaign known as the Siege of Vraks. The 158th Siege Regiment was eventually disbanded during the fighting on Vraks, due to sustaining a high number of casualties, which rendered it incapable of being a cohesive and effective unit.179th Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps 179th Siege Regiment was assigned to the 12th Line Korps, 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, taking part in the infamous campaign known as the Siege of Vraks. The 179th Siege Regiment withdrew from the fighting on Vraks in 828.M41, along with the rest of the remaining units of the 8th Assault Korps.261st Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps 261st Siege Regiment was assigned to the 30th Line Korps, 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, taking part in the infamous campaign known as the Siege of Vraks. In 830.M41, under the command of Colonel Tyborc, the 261st Siege Regiment was assigned the suicidal mission of taking the main gates of the citadel of Vraks of the Apostate Cardinal Xaphan in the first assault. Attacking at three points along the walls after a massive artillery barrage, the 261st sent wave after wave of infantry companies. At the lower gates, remnants of five companies from the first attack wave succeeded in reaching the walls, only to be broken by a counter-attack of Chaos Space Marines and a number of Daemon Engines. Ultimately, the 261st Siege Regiment was destroyed in the fighting and the survivors were folded into three other Death Korps regiments of the 30th Line Korps (the 262nd, 263rd and 269th Siege Regiments). Colonel Tyborc was promoted to an esteemed position on the 88th Siege Army Staff and the assault was continued, carried out by the 269th Siege Regiment.262nd Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps 262nd, 263rd and 269th Siege Regiments were assigned to the 30th Line Korps, 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, during the infamous campaign known as the Siege of Vraks. The regiments served with the 30th Line Korps throughout the intense fighting on Vraks and were finally withdrawn from the planet when the Forces of Chaos occupying it were neutralised in 830.M41.263th Death Korps Siege Regiment269th Death Korps Siege Regiment268th Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps 268th Siege Regiment was assigned to the 30th Line Korps, 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, during the infamous campaign known as the Siege of Vraks. In 830.M41, the 269th Siege Regiment took over the final assault on the Citadel of Vraks after the first wave was decimated in two days of intense fighting. The 268th Siege Regiment was assigned to attack the Undercroft, hoping to gain access to the gates through the catacombs beneath the citadel. Over eight days of fighting saw the regiment utterly destroyed, with only negligible gains.291st Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps 291st, 308th, 309th and 310th Siege Regiments were assigned to the 34th Line Korps, 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, during the infamous campaign known as the Siege of Vraks. The regiments were with the 34th Line Korps throughout the intense fighting on Vraks and were finally withdrawn from the planet when the enemy was neutralised in 830.M41.308th Death Korps Siege Regiment309th Death Korps Siege Regiment310th Death Korps Siege Regiment468th Death Korps Siege Regiment - The Death Korps 468th, 469th and 470th Siege Regiments were assigned to the 46th Line Korps, 88th Siege Army in 812.M41, during the infamous campaign known as the Siege of Vraks. The 46th Line Korps was rotated into the fighting and attached to the 88th Siege Army late in the campaign.469th Death Korps Siege Regiment470th Death Korps Siege Regiment616th Death Korps Siege Regiment - Originally consisting of over thirty thousand warriors, the 616th Siege Regiment is a newly-raised regiment originally intended as reinforcement for the Siege of Vraks, but that was diverted to the Spinward Front. Since its arrival, this regiment has found itself engaged in some of the heaviest fighting, such as besieging Mek-Boss Dregrukk’s Stompa manufactoria on Asterion, or battles amongst the defenders on Kulth. Like many Krieg regiments, individual troopers tend to have little in the way of personal identity, often stripped of their sense of self during training, even removing their names in favour of a simple designation. This attitude often spreads even to the officers, with many simply known by the designation of their platoon, company or regiment. This is the case within the 616th, with its commanding officer known only as Colonel Six-Sixteen. Regarded by his peers in other regiments as being little more than a mouthpiece for the orders issued by more senior commanders, Colonel Six-Sixteen is a quiet, unassuming figure, seldom seen without his greatcoat and rebreather, whose leadership abilities are effective, if unimaginative. The nature of Krieg regiments is such that little more is necessary. For the most part, interregimental communications are handled by the 616th’s current senior Commissar, Anton Kraevan.