Eisenalden

Within Cthonian controlled space stands the densely populated civilised-world of Eisenalden, a planet that may appear to be a common world at first glance, but this singular planet has achieved a level of infamy for the cold and commonly brutal culture of it's populace and its inherited links to the darker periods of Old Terra, for the Eisenaldens are in fact the spawn of the now ancient Third Reich of Nazi Germany. The culture and government of the Iron Planet is almost identical to the culture of the ancient Third Reich, taking great pride in their military capabilities and prowess along with revering their ancestry and history with fervour that borders on zealously which is further fuelled by the propaganda created by the planetary government. Nazism runs rampant amongst the zealous populace of Eisenalden, believing in the glory of Mankind above all other beings, but one major thing has been noted about the mindset of the Eisenaldens, they are, as some would say, "Nazis that don't know they are Nazis". The reason for this is because of the Eisenalden people's belief that the only race is the Human race, that there is no difference between a black man and a white man other than their appearance.

Through the Eisenalden people's willingness to serve mankind either through labor or service and their already militaristic way of life, Eisenalden has spawned numerous regiments of varying specialisation for the Cthonian Imperium, ranging from the standard ' Iron Shock Troopers, the Panzer Zerstörer Korps and the Aufklärung Speeder Korps to the elite squadrons of the reborn Sturmabteilung (SA).'

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 Description and brief history:  The Eisenaldens, "Das Eisenaldenicht" in there native dialect are one of the more prevalent forces within the Cthonian Imperium’s base military, producing and deploying over a hundred fully manned and fully armed regiments upon their induction into the Cthonian Imperium by the modern Howitzers space marine chapter during the the year 378.M03 (2378).

Hailing from the fertile and archaic yet heavily industrialised world of Eisenaldlen, or more affectionately referred to by its people "Neues Deutschland'', a planet that was colonised by remnants of the now ancient German Third Reich who's original founding members escaped Allied persecution by taking refuge within the borders of Argentina and The United States during the late 1940s, aiding them in their various scientific endeavours.  Upon the precipice of when all the major nations of the world began their great exodus from earth under the banner of the Terran Federation, the remnants of the Nazis and their descendants joined their more democratic kin upon the massive ark-like vessel Engel von Valhalla and launched into the vast gulfs of space, but during the voyage to the world that would one day be called Eisenalden there was a successful mass mutiny spearheaded by a group who named themselves after the infamous para-military unit utilised by the Nazi Party prior to their replacement by the SS, The Sturmabteilung or SA, led by a man who all but preached from the memoir of the “Märtyrerführer”, a man by the name of Gustav Schtalenvast, descended from a yet to be identified SS Oberst-Gruppenführer (colonel general). Once the ship had been brought under his control he summoned many of his closest commandants in the hopes of forming a council to form a ‘temporary regency’.

Upon the conclusion of the mutiny Schtalenvast solidified his position amongst the now dominant SA and the inhabitants of the ship he declared that he was the “Regent des Märtyrerführer” (Regent of the Martyr Leader) and claimed that the world that they would arrive upon would be where the Third Reich would continue to thrive, for he claimed that he will finish what He started all those many years ago.

Once properly arriving upon the surface of the newly christened Eisenalden, the newly formed (or reformed depending on one's opinion) “National Socialist Eisenalden Workers' Party” led by Schtalenvast authorised the construction of a new capital, a series of military facilities for the SA, universities, schools and other miscellaneous institutions for the betterment of the new German people. Though when it came to the military facilities of the SA, Schtalenvast along with one of his commandants Herr Heinrich Strasboleine, the newly promoted Stabschef (Chief of Staff) of the SA, sought to reuse the livestock cloning facilities aboard the Engel von Valhalla for the purpose of cloning new soldiers, they conducted the first test runs of human cloning from pre-selected template of the Oberleutnan (High Lieutenant) of his personal guard “Dies Prätorianer”. To the surprise of most present the test runs were almost completely successful, though some specimens showed signs of mild yet beneficial mutations. The newly dubbed “Klonkriegers” were raised the same way as most juveniles born on Eisenalden, but instead of normal education they were raised in the brutal and unforgiving environment of the vast SA Barrack Complexes. Once reaching maturity they were immediately trained in various forms of combat.

Every human “born” on the grounds of the Eisenalden SA Klonanlagen that is capable of holding a rifle is sent to the massive military academies where they spend years upon years being indoctrinated into the dogmatic beliefs that make up the traditions of those raised upon the Iron Planet. Once a student graduates they are immediately enlisted into the Imperial Army where they are assigned to one of the hundreds of regiments, ranging from the scout-based Aufklärung Speeder Korps to the heavily mechanised oriented Panzer Zerstörer Korps. Those who show an affinity to aerial combat would more than likely be assigned to either the Horten Luft Schaufeln or the Iron Sky Meteorblitzkrieg Korps. When it comes to those who have an affinity to naval warfare they are sent to the nearest Eisenalden-based Imperial Navy academy where upon graduating they are sent aboard either one of the garrisoned Imperial Navy Falchion-Class Escort/Orbital-Defense vessels or one of the the vessels unique to Eisenalden, massive carrier vessels affectionately named Zeppelins due to their design being similar to the ancient blimps common during the time of Old Terra. The main use of these Zeppelins is to carry and deploy the massive and heavily armed assault void-craft known as Untertassen (Saucers), innumerable swarms of Horten Ho-X1 Stealth Fighters or squadrons of KriegsMaschine Dropships used to deploy hordes of 12ft tall Kampf-droiden armed with heavy anti-infantry and anti-tank weaponry.