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The Eighth Dieron Regulars served alongside a sister regiment, the [[Second Dieron Regulars]], during the invasion of [[Dieron]] in [[3077]]-[[3078|8]]. Although the invasion was a joint effort between the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] and the [[DCMS]] with the Dominion providing the larger contingent of forces - four [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] of troops and substantial [[WarShip]] support - the task force was officially led by the DCMS contingent, under the overall command of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Cale Schultz-Tanaka]].<ref name="TCp58">''Total Chaos'', p. 58: "The Campaign: 3068... (sidebar)"</ref>
 
The Eighth Dieron Regulars served alongside a sister regiment, the [[Second Dieron Regulars]], during the invasion of [[Dieron]] in [[3077]]-[[3078|8]]. Although the invasion was a joint effort between the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] and the [[DCMS]] with the Dominion providing the larger contingent of forces - four [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] of troops and substantial [[WarShip]] support - the task force was officially led by the DCMS contingent, under the overall command of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Cale Schultz-Tanaka]].<ref name="TCp58">''Total Chaos'', p. 58: "The Campaign: 3068... (sidebar)"</ref>
  
The Eighth Dieron Regulars took heavy damage during the combat drop,<ref name="JTP:Dp6">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 6: "Combatants"</ref> but would play a significant part in the campaign. The invasion began in October 3077, and in late October the Eighth were involved in a firefight with their erstwhile allies, [[Clan Ghost Bear]]'s [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Rho Galaxy]]. Rho Galaxy had been tasked with securing a number of secondary spaceports and outlying industrial facilities on Dieron during the initial landings on Dieron, and saw relatively little combat during the first month. Rho Galaxy and the Eighth Dieron Regulars were encamped outside Fort Cross, where the Eighth had secured a number of Blakist prisoners of war, when a dispute between the two over the disposition and fate of those prisoners led to a pitched battle, interrupted by an attack<ref name="JTP:Dp9">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 9: "Combatants"</ref><ref name="TCp59"/> by the [[23rd Division (Word of Blake)|Twenty-third Militia Division]].<ref name="TCp59"/> The battle between the forces from Rho Galaxy and the Eighth Dieron stemmed directly from the conflicting orders given to the two units; [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Michael Hawkins]] was determined to exterminate the Blakist prisoners - almost three hundred in number - in accordance with standing orders from the Khans; in contrast, the Eighth were under orders from their own High Command to cultivate intelligence assets.<ref name="TCp59">''Total Chaos'', p. 59: "Dieron (sidebar)"</ref>
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The Eighth Dieron Regulars took heavy damage during the combat drop,<ref name="JTP:Dp6">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 6: "Combatants"</ref> but would play a significant part in the campaign. The invasion began in October 3077, and in late October the Eighth were involved in a firefight with their erstwhile allies, the [[Clan Ghost Bear]] [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Rho Galaxy]]. Rho Galaxy had been tasked with securing a number of secondary spaceports and outlying industrial facilities on Dieron during the initial landings on Dieron, and saw relatively little combat during the first month. Rho Galaxy and the Eighth Dieron Regulars were encamped outside Fort Cross, where the Eighth had secured a number of Blakist prisoners of war, when a dispute between the two over the disposition and fate of those prisoners led to a pitched battle, interrupted by an attack<ref name="JTP:Dp9">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 9: "Combatants"</ref><ref name="TCp59"/> by the [[23rd Division (Word of Blake)|Twenty-third Militia Division]].<ref name="TCp59"/> The battle between the forces from Rho Galaxy and the Eighth Dieron stemmed directly from the conflicting orders given to the two units; [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Michael Hawkins]] was determined to exterminate the Blakist prisoners - almost three hundred in number - in accordance with standing orders from the Khans; in contrast, the Eighth were under orders from their own High Command to cultivate intelligence assets.<ref name="TCp59">''Total Chaos'', p. 59: "Dieron (sidebar)"</ref>
  
 
Rho's command structure was broken during the attack, leaving the Ghost Bear warriors striking back viciously but blindly, and in the process they left a gap in the line that allowed the [[2nd Division (Word of Blake)|Second Militia Division]] to break through near Newbury and escape.<ref name="JTP:Dp8">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 8: "Combatants"</ref> Although the Eighth managed to evacuate one compound of Blakist POWs<ref name="JTP:Dp15"/> - at least forty prisoners<ref name="TCp59"/> - the Ghost Bears went on to destroy the compounds, Fort Cross and a nearby town in their efforts to exterminate every Blakist.<ref name="JTP:Dp15">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 15: "My Enemy's Enemy"</ref> The incident became a public relations nightmare, and provided fodder for anti-Clan rhetoric for years after the battle.<ref name="TCp59"/>
 
Rho's command structure was broken during the attack, leaving the Ghost Bear warriors striking back viciously but blindly, and in the process they left a gap in the line that allowed the [[2nd Division (Word of Blake)|Second Militia Division]] to break through near Newbury and escape.<ref name="JTP:Dp8">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 8: "Combatants"</ref> Although the Eighth managed to evacuate one compound of Blakist POWs<ref name="JTP:Dp15"/> - at least forty prisoners<ref name="TCp59"/> - the Ghost Bears went on to destroy the compounds, Fort Cross and a nearby town in their efforts to exterminate every Blakist.<ref name="JTP:Dp15">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 15: "My Enemy's Enemy"</ref> The incident became a public relations nightmare, and provided fodder for anti-Clan rhetoric for years after the battle.<ref name="TCp59"/>

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