Editing Void Angels (section)

=History of the Void Angels=
The Void Angels are the greatest of the Space Marine Chapters.  Though their history has had no shortage of setbacks, the genius of the Void Angels is their ability to emerge stronger from each failure.

==Beginnings==

''Before dispatching the Sacred Band to the field, Hektor Cincinnatus gave a rousing speech to his warriors.  I don't recall the specifics but it seemed that he had little of substance to tell the men.  At any rate, Hektor's own gene-sons were greatly moved and began a rousing cheer.  The cries of adulation spread throughout the Sacred Band, but the Fifth Squad stood silent.  Mamercus half-turned his head towards where I stood at the side of the field, and his grey gaze caught my own.  I was struck by the look on his long, solemn face.  Worry tugged at his thin lips and fine lines crossed his brow.  That was the last time I saw Mamercus alive.''

- Antoine Antonelle, private briefing to Gaspard Lumey

[[File:Antoineantonellecommands.jpg|200px|thumb|Antoine Antonelle supervises a training exercise]]
It was not the Space Marines who fought the early battles of the Emperor's [[Unification Wars (Hektor Heresy)|unification of Terra]].  Another generation of genetically-enhanced soldiers, the bygone '''Thunder Warriors''' were made to win through the savagery that had overcome humanity's birth-world.  But even as the Thunder Warriors sacrificed for the future, their successors were taking shape.  Deep below the Himalazian Mountains, the Emperor developed his greatest creations, the Primarchs.  Of these mighty beings, all but one would be stolen by the Ruinous Powers and scattered across the [[Galaxy (Hektor Heresy)|Galaxy]].  The progenitor of the Fifth Legion was not the exception, but samples of his genetics were still used to create the gene-seed of a breed of heroic Space Marines.

[[Hektor Cincinnatus]], the first and last of the Primarchs, was the original leader and tutor of the Space Marines.  His [[Sacred Band]], made up of the first squad from each of what would become the Legiones Astartes, contributed to the hard-fought '''Pacification of the Merican Hives'''.  Mamercus led the Fifth Squad in Hektor's Sacred Band with some success in the early part of the campaign.  However, Fifth Squad would meet a tragic end in the [[San Angelus Incident]].  During the confused fighting within the great hive, Mamercus' men encountered a band of enraged Thunder Warriors.  The mighty but primitive warriors were running amok, and did not recognise Fifth Squad as their allies.  Mamercus and his men were all slain.

Some believe that this unfortunate episode set the Fifth on the path of mistrust and suspicion.  Others claim that their psychological tendency was determined by Gaspard Lumey's gene-seed.  A third theory holds that the Fifth's status as outsiders stemmed from their members being lost from the Sacred Band, robbing them of bond of fellowship that Hektor Cincinnatus sought to forge throughout the [[Legiones Astartes (Hektor Heresy)|Legiones Astartes]].  Whatever the precise combination of reasons, the Fifth would be set apart from their brother marines and lost the men who had been singled out as their most promising officer candidates.  Mamercus and his fellows, drawn from the Emperor's bodyguard, were all outstanding warriors and natural leaders of men.  The man to whom the responsibility of leading the nascent Legion now fell was neither.

[[Antoine Antonelle]] was - by the standards of the Astartes - an adequate warrior, no more.  His advancement as an officer candidate hinged on his natural talent for explaining complex ideas in simple terms, the critical ability of a master organiser.  The Terran adepts charged with grooming the Space Marines had singled Antonelle out as a future quartermaster for the valiant warriors of Fifth Squad.  Yet by a quirk of fate he was pushed forward to preside over the development of the whole Legion.  Though Antonelle was undoubtedly a highly competent officer, his mild manner and unusual command priorities failed to convince anyone that the Fifth were a worthy participant in the Emperor's [[Great Crusade (Hektor Heresy)|Great Crusade]].

In the first place, locating the Legion's headquarters on Terra and focusing on training won Antonelle no favours with the Sacred Band.  He was generally sneered at as a coward, and on at least one episode the Primarch Hektor Cincinnatus had to be reminded that the Fifth had survived their disaster in the Merican Hives.  However, Antonelle's priorities let him put his own imprint on his new officers, fostering free-thinkers and leaving the close-minded in the ranks.  Although this spirit of independence produced some stunning successes - especially under the aggressive leadership of [[Fabrice Diallo]] - it jarred the sensibilities of many of the Legion commanders that the Fifth fought under.  Diallo found a temporary home for his squadron under the Primarch [[Arelex Orannis]].  As the [[War Scribes|Second Legion]] pushed into the '''Ultima Segmentum''', Diallo's men were often used to unlock defences with quick, decisive movements.  Their crowning victory at the Battle of the Caspian Heights, part of the '''Pacification of Nihos III''', is still preserved in the ''Institutorum Astartes'' as a model of manoeuvre warfare.  If they commanded a small presence on the battlefield, the significance of Diallo's work should still not be understated.  Were it not for the personal intervention of grateful Arelex Orannis, the Fifth might have been disbanded in their early years.

Even with Orannis's patronage, the Fifth "Legion" was constantly starved of recruits and material, and deployed piecemeal to support other Legions in need of additional Astartes.  Scattered and under-supplied, the Fifth numbered only barely over a hundred when [[Roman Albrecht]], Primarch of the [[Steel Marshals]] was discovered.  On assuming command, Albrecht took it upon himself to aid the leaderless Legions and requested that the First Squadron of the Fifth be transferred to his command from the War Scribes.  With the help of the Steel Marshals, Antonelle slowly built his force up to three squadrons before the rediscovery of the Fifth's own Primarch.

In the void of space, however, the Fifth were more successful.  The Tech Priests of [[Mars (Hektor Heresy)|Mars]] felt no kindness to Antonelle, but they treated him as a respected captain of the Emperor's Legions and readily fulfilled his modest requests for ships and modifications.  Careful husbanding of fleet resources and a spirit of experimentation led to the development of a solid naval cadre. Many of the Legion's officers and sergeants became highly skilled ship captains, confident and experienced in three-dimensional conflict.

Yet Antonelle's little victories, measured in keeping the Legion alive and nourishing a cadre, would be put into the shadows by the rediscovery of Gaspard Lumey on the Civilised World of Ciban IV.  Unlike many of his brothers, Lumey had not conquered his homeworld.  Instead, he had fought alongside its people in their wars of liberation and contended himself in the life of an ordinary citizen, if a highly-respected one.  Perhaps surprisingly, the Emperor seemed well-pleased by Gaspard Lumey's achievements, and if the Primarch did not shake the Fifth's maverick reputation his presence at least commanded a certain amount of attention and respect.

===Order of Battle===
By the time of Gaspard Lumey's rediscovery, the so-called "Tag-along Legion" fielded three squadrons of Astartes, equipped as air-mobile infantry due to their association with the Steel Marshals and War Scribes, plus four cruisers and seventeen escorts.  In this period, their co-operation with Imperial Army and Taghmata Omnissiah forces was ad-hoc and arranged through other Legion commands.

'''Headquarters: Terra'''
* Legion Commander: Chapter Master [[Antoine Antonelle]]
* Staff: Master of Recruits Remus Alsara, Master of Armaments Kimmel Freeman
* Training Squadron (eighty-five Neophytes, separated into year-grade Sections)
* Command ship: ''Endurance'' (modified "Avenger"-Class Grand Cruiser)
* Naval Reserve: ''Assuré'' ("Sword"-Class Frigate), ''Aventurier'' ("Spectre"-Class Warp Runner), ''Constant'' ("Sword"-Class Frigate), ''Dard'' ("Spectre-Class Warp Runner), ''Tigre" ("Thunderbolt"-Class Heavy Frigate)


'''First Squadron (attached to Steel Marshals operations in Segmentum Tempestus)'''
*Commander Section: (Lieutenant [[Uli Dreier]], Techmarine Sándor Ozséb, Techmarine Merle Marcheterre, Apothecary Kensei Nan)
*Section 1.1: Tactical (Sergeant Khurush Danaad + 13 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.2: Tactical (Sergeant Astor Bellerose + 12 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.3: Reconnaissance (Sergeant Vincent Généreux + 8 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.4: Reconnaissance (Sergeant Yohann Sauveterre + 6 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.5: Reconnaissance (Sergeant Yuan Hao + 7 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.6: Heavy Support (Sergeant Parris Herriot + 8 Battle Brothers)
*Air Support: Three ''Storm Eagle'' Assault Gunships, one ''Fire Raptor'' Gunship
*Naval Support: ''Persévérance'' ("Olympia"-Class Cruiser), ''Catapulte'' ("Vigil"-Class Siege Frigate), ''Hussard'' ("Cobra"-Class Destroyer), ''Lansquenet'' ("Cobra"-Class Destroyer), ''Mameluck'' ("Cobra"-Class Destroyer).

'''Second Squadron (attached to [[Eyes of the Emperor]] operations in Ultima Segmentum)'''
*Command Section: (Lieutenant [[Fabrice Diallo]], Techmarine Hoàng Doãn Quốc, Techmarine Samuel Yegorov, Apothecary Mherke Dawewda)
*Section 1.1: Tactical (Sergeant Marcus Iustus + 16 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.2: Tactical (Sergeant Jalal Samaha + 14 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.3: Assault (Sergeant Quintus Iuventus + 15 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.4: Reconnaissance (Sergeant Jeremy Gallop + 9 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.5: Reconnaissance (Sergeant Salaheddine Wisman + 6 Battle Brothers)
*Air Support: Two ''Storm Eagle'' Assault Gunships, two ''Fire Raptor'' Gunships
*Naval Support: ''Détermination'' ("Olympia"-Class Cruiser), ''Bombarde'' ("Vigil"-Class Siege Frigate), ''Carabinier'' ("Cobra"-Class Destroyer), ''Tirailleur'' ("Cobra"-Class Destroyer), ''Voltigeur'' ("Cobra"-Class Destroyer).

'''Third Squadron (en route to join Steel Marshals operations, Segmentum Tempestus)'''
*Command Section: (Lieutenant Unai Garrastazu, Techmarine Baltasár Lucero, Techmarine Rajmund Król, Apothecary Bhenam Khanhsaz)
*Section 1.1: Tactical (Sergeant Publius Spurinus + 18 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.2: Tactical (Sergeant Delfin Armenta + 17 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.3: Assault (Sergeant Kesh Kanak + 14 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.4: Reconnaissance (Sergeant Renan Rodrigues Santos + 7 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.5: Reconnaissance (Sergeant Joso Nikolić + 7 Battle Brothers)
*Section 1.6: Heavy Support (Sergeant Mario Mueller + 9 Battle Brothers)
*Air Support: Three ''Storm Eagle'' Assault Gunships
*Naval support: ''Ténacité'' ("Olympia"-Class Cruiser), ''Baliste'' ("Vigil"-Class Siege Frigate), ''Arquebuse'' ("Cobra"-Class Destroyer), ''Harpon'' ("Cobra"-Class Destroyer), ''Javeline'' ("Cobra"-Class Destroyer).

===Notable Campaigns===

* '''c.775.M30: [[San Angelus Incident]]'''.  During this action, Thunder Warriors slew the Fifth squad of the Sacred Band.  This disaster robbed the Fifth Legion of the men who would have been its leaders.
*'''Battle of the Caspian Heights'''.  Fought under the command of the War Scribes.  Fabrice Diallo executed a brilliant attack on the Orkish defenders, harrying the greenskins beyond their ability to co-ordinate resistance.
*'''Battle of Five Legions'''.  Uli Dreier led a small contingent of Fifth Legionnaires under the command of the Steel Marshals.  Although their contribution was small, Roman Albrecht generously recognised Dreier's command as one of the eponymous Five Legions.

==A Legion in the Great Crusade==
[[File:Lumey.jpg|225px|thumb|Gaspard Lumey]]
{{See also|Gaspard Lumey}}
The tiny cadre that Antoine Antonelle had assembled before Gaspard Lumey was found now became the nucleus for a rapidly-growing Legion.  Though Ciban IV and the Markian Pact did not have the population of Old Terra, these were worlds full of healthy humans, largely free of mutations and steeped in a rich culture already close to the Imperial Truth.  Whereas before the Fifth had struggled for even a trickle of recruits, the gene-wrights and bio-Magi newly assigned to the newly-established '''Collegium Majoris''' on Ciban IV were astonished by the quantity and quality of aspirants presented to them.  Rather than swamping the Antonelle's limited staff with a flood of Neophytes, the decision was made to select only the very cream of the crop.  In the process young men who would have been considered for the honour of joining the famous Warriors of Dawn had they been presented on Terra were instead turned away and inducted into the officer programmes of the Fifth Legion's increasingly-powerful auxilia.

While these recruits were inducted, turned into Space Marines, and readied for war the first years of Gaspard Lumey's rule of the Fifth seemed quiet.  His '''Establishment Decree''' of 851.M30 laid out new roles for the Legionnaires and formalised the structure of its squadrons.  Along with his organisational reform, Lumey imparted a new sense of purpose and understanding to his Legion.  The ideals of the Great Crusade, close to their own culture, were taken up easily by recruits from the Markian subsector.  What the Primarch added was the understanding that the Xenos, Witch-kings, and petty tyrants who had long preyed upon mankind were pitiless and unyielding.  He taught the defenders of humanity that they had to be just as resolved and uncompromising as their foes.  Those who put petty self-interest above the need for a united humanity were almost as bad as its avowed enemies.

In the field of battle, Fifth Legion managed to round out the pacification of the [[Al-Sherar Sector]] with the aid of the Forge World [[Ghalhal]] and auxiliary troops from Ciban IV and the Markian Pact.  The bitter fighting on Ciban IV during the [[Al-Sherar Sector War]] hammered home the lessons that Lumey had taught, and the counter-offensive that secured the Sector proved the correctness of his programme.  More importantly, the discovery of the mighty Forge World [[Al-Sherar]] gave the Fifth access to a flood of advanced equipment to make good the supplies they had been denied from the Segmentum Solar.  At this juncture, Gaspard Lumey and his senior commanders decided to found a covert training center, or ''Collegium Minoris'', to train additional recruits on the moon of Ciban IV, Mikkeline.  A second Collegium Minoris was founded shortly afterwards on [[the Markian Pact]] world, Kouralia.  These secret facilities were supervised by Fifth Legion's own apothecaries and assisted by the Kazi of Al-Sherar.  Battle brothers trained in the Collegia Minoris were assigned to secret units, so-called ''Wraith Corps'' tasked with combating Xenos on the flanks of the Fifth Legion's publicly acknowledged Expeditionary Fleets.

The rationale for this deception remains unclear.  In the secret histories of the modern Void Angels chapter, the matter is explained as a safeguard against internal enemies and implies that the Fifth Legion commanders feared a military attack organised by the Sacred Band.  This theory has a superficial plausibility but does not sit well with the decision to disband the Wraith Corps and integrate their manpower into the main body of the Legion following the [[Latoti Crusade|hard fighting]] against [[WAAAGH! Rok'Ed]] in 897-898.M30.  During this period of refit, the Collegia Minoris were given official founding ceremonies and would henceforth openly contribute to the Legion's ever-expanding demands.  With their strength now open to the rest of the Imperium, Fifth Legion set out on an audacious display.  The Legion's famous accomplishment of bringing one thousand sectors into Compliance during the year 900.M30 might be somewhat exaggerated, but it won them their famous moniker '''Winged Victory''' and considerable attention.

Yet if weakness had brought contempt, strength now raised fears.  The strong ties of culture that bound Winged Victory's Space Marines, their homeworld of Ciban IV, and their allies in [[the Markian Pact]] led to mutterings that Gaspard Lumey was attempting to build his own power-base, independent of the Emperor.  The '''Sacred Band''' of Hektor Cincinnatus were particularly hostile, and the Primarch of the [[Heralds of Hektor|Wolves of Dawn]] became increasingly suspicious of Lumey's activity - perhaps justifiably, given the Wraith Corps deception.  Further attention to the Fifth's combat records also won them a fearsome reputation for ruthlessness.  Though the Legion welcomed those who were prepared to accept the Imperial Truth, they consistently met resistance with brutality and punished those who dared to defy the Emperor as an object lesson for other peoples.

At the [[Council of Nikaea (Hektor Heresy)|Council of Nikaea]], Lumey took the podium to demand strict regulations of psykers.  However his bitterness towards The Voidseer drove his case into extremism and a universal condemnation of ''"any and all traffic with the Irrational."''  If the immediate decision of the Emperor was to his liking, the outcome of the Council was costly for Lumey.  His tirade turned many of the other Primarchs against him and the action at Karazak was put under investigation.  Eventually, the Military Council ruled that the Fifth had employed excessive force in subduing the Core Worlds and Winged Victory was dispatched to the Galactic fringe, where worlds were less populous.  [[Hektor Cincinnatus]] remarked, ''"Though none can doubt the crusading zeal of the Fifth Legion, it is a cause of great regret that their fervour led to the ravaging of a world as useful as Karazak."''

On the long voyage out, Lumey circulated an essay among his men explaining his acceptance of Imperial censure.  According to the Primarch, censure of the Fifth proved the good health of the Imperium's institutions.  Had they escaped without investigation, trial, and appropriate punishment, it would be a sign that the dream of mankind was imperiled by its own armies.  The irony of this statement has not been lost on later generations, but Lumey's message and especially his concluding phrase, ''"If we are to dwell in the Void, then let us be its Angels!"'' was eagerly taken up by the Fifth Legion: the '''Void Angels'''.


===Notable Campaigns===

*'''853.M30: [[Pacification of the Chwiorydd Hardd]]'''.  The Chwiorydd Hardd system was an outpost of a slaving race known as the Amatteir.  Gaspard Lumey chose to start his pacification of the Al-Sherar Sector here in order to eliminate a possible threat to the Imperium's new conquests.  The operation was successful and blooded the Fifth's Auxilia, having a particularly strong effect on the soldiers from the Markian Pact.

*'''857.M30: [[Al-Sherar Sector War]]'''.  Following their success at Chwiorydd Hardd, Fifth Legion faced a severe test.  The vengeful Amatteir launched a planetary invasion of Gaspard Lumey's homeworld.  A bitter resistance campaign, eventually reinforced by the Legio Cataegis of Ghalhal, threw off the Xenos.  Lumey then seized the initiative and launched a brilliant series of counter-attacks, shattering the Amatteir Empire and rediscovering the mighty Forge World [[Al-Sherar]].

*'''868.M30: The [[Curis-4 Compliance]]'''  Gaspard Lumey's [[Expedition Fleets (Hektor Heresy)|25th Expedition Fleet]] encountered an advanced human civilisation, dominated by a fierce warrior caste.  The Fifth Legion's methods, though bloody and ruthless, broke the enemy resistance and left most of the civilian infrastructure intact.

*'''897-898.M30: [[Latoti Crusade]]''': [[WAAAGH! Rok'Ed]] batters the Fifth Legion's Crusade Fleets.  Lumey and Antonelle oversee the campaign to contain the rampaging Orks, but their victory is only assured by the intervention of Eldar from [[Craftworld Meros]].

*'''900.M30: One Thousand Victories'''.  In an outstanding feat of military planning, Fifth Legion secures a thousand sectors in a single year.  Mopping up operations by the Imperial Army continue until 904.M30, but Imperial Remembrancers overlook this in favour of repeating Roman Albrecht's glowing tribute to "Winged Victory" throughout human space.

*'''973-976.M30: [[Pacification of the Harakien Sector]]'''.  As the threat of the [[Harakien Eldar Empire]] became more clear, Gaspard Lumey was tasked with its elimination.  Fifth Legion spearheaded the operation, but the great ranks of the [[Imperial Army (Hektor Heresy)|Imperial Army]] played an important role.  After the campaign, the Primarch greatly praised the heroism shown by ordinary men and women, such as the stubborn [[the Auron Infantries|38th Auron Infantry]] and Captain Jeanne d'Orléans of the Ciban Chasseurs.

*'''998.M30: [[Core Worlds Campaign]]'''.  The Core Worlds confederation was one of the most developed human space realms encountered by the expanding Imperium.  Conscious of their strength, the Core Lords expected the Imperium to make an accommodation.  Had these proud aristocrats been better-briefed on Gaspard Lumey, they might have negotiated with the Primarch more carefully.  Instead, the Core Lords' arrogance and greed ruined any hope of peace.  On the third day of fruitless talks, Gaspard Lumey called an end to the proceedings with a sharp, bitter denunciation.  ''"You have answered every concession with another demand.  Your greed will be your end."''  Winged Victory quickly moved to attack, and hostilities lasted just a few months.  The Fifth Legion laid waste to the Core Worlds that dared to resist, while their meeker brethren hastened to submit.  Though others muttered that Gaspard Lumey had cost the Imperium potential loyal subjects and industrial facilities, the Emperor never censured him.

==The Heresy and the Scouring==

Numeration: The Vth Legion

Primogenator: Gaspard Lumey

Cognomen (Prior): Neverwas, Tag-along, The Butchers of Kazara, The Extras, Winged Victory.

Observed Strategic Tendencies: Manoeuvre warfare, propaganda and political terror.

Noteworthy Domains: [[Al-Sherar Sector]], Dolsene

Allegiance: Fedelitas Constantus (applied retroactively - their allegiance was considered unknown until 014.M31)

''Our past is not a curse, but a great series of lessons.  We have had the opportunity to know insignificance, infamy, and suspicion, all without wavering in our beliefs.  As we set sail for an Imperium riven by strife and disorder, we shall draw on that history of pure purpose.  Do not just take heart, brothers, but establish your confidence on the basis of the objective truth.''

'''Antoine Antonelle, Deputy Speaker of the Legion, 009.M31

Exile to the periphery of the Milky Way was not overly hard on the Fifth Legion.  They had long been outsiders among the Legiones Astartes; cut off from the Sacred Band, alternatively sneered at for their weakness then feared for their strength, mocked for softness and finally censured for actions less harsh than those of the [[Life Bringers]] or [[Sons of Fire]].  The distance from Terra was even viewed by some as a reprieve from the politics of status and privilege that was so foreign to the Void Angels' homeworlds in the Markian subsector.  Yet their sojourn was interrupted by the coming of the Eternal Zealots.

Aubrey the Grey had once fought as a brother to the Fifth Legion, before the tragedy of Lazarus set he and Gaspard Lumey apart.  When Aubrey came to the Void Angel's base of operations at Dolsene, he feigned friendship and entered into talks.  His web of lies was largely seen through, but Lumey was perhaps too trusting and let his treacherous brother depart.  This kindness was repaid with a vicious attack that would have seen the Fifth's Primarch slain were it not for the intervention of the White Knight, [[Lord of Bones|Abdul Al-Sherar]].  When Aubrey retreated, he spat a curse at Lumey and promised "to kill that which you love," which the Fifth took as a threat to their homeworld.  Mustering at Dolsene, the Legion made a rapid movement back to the Al-Sherar Sector.  There, the full scope of the Hektor Heresy was revealed to Lumey and his officers.

Although gripped by the severity of the crisis, the Void Angels did not race into the Segmentum Solar.  While Gaspard Lumey and Antoine Antonelle supervised an enormous muster of soldiers and equipment in the Al-Sherar Sector, Mai Dac Kien led hunting groups against the vicious [[Mastodontii]] raiders savaging the Segmentum Pacificus.  In the process of this operation, Mai's men encountered the valiant [[Steel Marshals]] and lent assistance to the crippled Loyalist fleet.  Roman Albrecht and Gaspard Lumey exchanged fair greetings but would not meet in person until after the Lord-Knight's victory at Rosskar.  In the orbit of Alexandri Ibirien's harsh homeworld, Lumey, Albrecht, and Onyx the Indestructible spent a day making a pact to save the old Imperium or forge a new one together.  Well-aware of his own unpopularity among the other Primarchs, Gaspard Lumey pressed Roman Albrecht to accept the leadership of this Crusade.

===Order of Battle===

'''Headquarters'''
* Task Force Commander: Primarch Gaspard Lumey (commanding from the ''Redoutable'')
* Deputy Commander: Marshal Antoine Elkhabar (commanding from ''The Light of Reason'')
* Naval Commander: Senator Kesh Kanak (commanding from the ''Resolve'')

Forces under Gaspard Lumey's direct command:
* Legion Librarium (Headed by Jeffrey Dinola and dispersed through the Task Force)
* 1st and 2nd Void Angels Brigades (6,000 Astartes)
* 3rd Void Angels Marine Corps
** 3 Marine Brigades (9,000 Astartes)
* 4th Void Angels Marine Corps
** 3 Marine Brigades (9,000 Astartes)
* 8th Void Angels Marine Corps
** 3 Marine Brigades (9,000 Astartes)
* Airmobile Reserve Army
** 6 Corps (approximately 300,000 soldiers)
* Naval Task Groups
** Task Group R1
*** Task Element R1.1 "Resolve" (''Gloriana''-Class), "Terrible" (''Retribution''-Class), and escorting vessels
*** Task Element R1.2 "Redoutable" (''Emperor''-Class), "Formidable" (''Nemesis''-Class), and escorting vessels
*** Task Element R1.3 "The Light of Reason" (''Ciban''-Class), "Glaive" (''Ironclad''-Class), "Halberd" (''Ironclad''-Class), and escorting vessels
** R2 (reserve cruiser force)
* Security Force
** Equivalent of 10 Army Groups (20,000,000 soldiers)


'''First Echelon'''

Commander: Senator Fabrice Diallo

* First Army (Commander: Gabriel Naudé)
** Four Marine Corps (36,000 Astartes)
* Second Army (Commander: Tahar Djaout)
** Four Marine Corps (36,000 Astartes)
* Third Army (Commander: Quế Đường)
** Four Marine Corps (36,000 Astartes)
* Naval Task Group R4
** Task Element R4.1 "Téméraire" (''Retribution''-Class), "Triumphant" (''Retribution''-Class), and escorting vessels.
** Task Element R4.2 "Impossible" (''Emperor''-Class), "Imperious" (''Avenger''-Class), and escorting vessels
* Naval Task Group R5
** Task Element R5.1 "Élan" (''Basileus''-Class) and escorting vessels
** Task Element R5.2 "Esprit" (''Basileus''-Class) and escorting vessels
** Task Element R5.3 "Arrogant" (''Legatus''-Class) and escorting vessels

'''Second Echelon'''

Commander: Senator Mai Dac Kien
* Fourth Army (Commander: Alexandre Awala)
** Two Marine Corps (18,000 Astartes)
** Two Army Corps (40,000 soldiers)
* Fifth Army (Commander: Richard Dogbeh)
** Two Marine Corps (18,000 Astartes)
** Two Army Corps (40,000 soldiers)
* Sixth Army (Commander: Augustin Caron)
** Two Marine Corps (18,000 Astartes)
** Two Army Corps (40,000 soldiers)
* Naval Task Group R6 (Cruisers)
* Naval Task Group R7 (Transport ships and escorts)


'''Third Echelon'''

Commander: Marshal Jeanne d'Orléans
* Army Group A
** Six Armies (approximately 2,000,000 soldiers)
* Army Group B
** Six Armies (approximately 2,000,000 soldiers)
* Army Group C
** Six Armies (approximately 2,000,000 soldiers)
* Army Group D
** Six Armies (approximately 2,000,000 soldiers)
* Army Group E
** Six Armies (approximately 2,000,000 soldiers)
* Naval Task Group R8 (Transport ships and escorts)

'''Fourth Echelon'''

Commander: Grand Marshal Marius Marie-Gaston Verdun
* Army Group F
** Six Armies (approximately 2,000,000 soldiers)
* Army Group G
** Six Armies (approximately 2,000,000 soldiers)
* Army Group H
** Six Armies (approximately 2,000,000 soldiers)
* Army Group I
** Six Armies (approximately 2,000,000 soldiers)
* Army Group J
** Six Armies (approximately 2,000,000 soldiers)
* Naval Task Group R9 (Transport ships and escorts)

===Notable Campaigns===

*'''Battle of Dolsene'''.  After disingenuous talks, the [[Eternal Zealots]] attempted to assassinate Gaspard Lumey.  Thanks to the stubborn resistance of [[Dolsene Rifles|Dolsene Riflemen]] guarding the Primarch's compound, the Fifth Legion was able to rally and foil Aubrey's attack.  The mighty Freeblade, [[Lord of Bones|Abdul Al-Sherar]] is credited with saving Gaspard Lumey's life during this battle.

*'''[[Battle of Rai]]''', 016.M31.  Fighting alongside [[The Entombed]], the Void Angels purged the homeworld of the traitor [[Johannes Vrach]].  Although victorious, the Legion suffered considerable losses, including their former leader Antoine Antonelle.  The death of Antonelle at the hands of [[Tribulus Bercilak]] began a bitter rivalry between the Void Angels and the [[Green Men]].