Seconded Units

[Kronos]

Hello,


I was wondering if people have seconded units in their armies from other legions.  think some lend better to others, and by the time of the Heresy maybe the Legions had some distrust amongst themselves. I know the major points of the heresy and some background information here and there. But haven't read black library in depth, the only instance I'm certain of is Argel Tal and the World Eaters.

I'd like to hear about seconded from other Legions, whether they be from Canon or own created background. Heresy, or pre.

 

 

[RandomMarine]

We have WE apocatharies training with fabius to hot house Marines. Libarius secondments* from the TS to most legions and the chaplain edict WB in most legions

[Lord_Ikka]

During the Great Crusade, many up-and-coming commanders would cross-train with other Legions, as would entire squads. It was so they could learn their allies' style of warfare. It also, unfortunately, lead to the Word Bearers easily slipping the concept of the lodges into so many Legions.

[Sol_Invictus]

I don't know if they really fit what you are thinking of but the Space Wolves sent out the watch packs to a bunch of the legions.

[Kronos]

I don't know if they really fit what you are thinking of but the Space Wolves sent out the watch packs to a bunch of the legions.

Not precisely, although that is an interesting bit of fluff of the unease the Heresy created. I was thinking more along the lines of specialist units, entire formations or even chapters/companys that would have been sent to fight alongside a particular legion as part of a campaign during the Heresy. I know the Death Guard and Sons of Horus formed a strong alliance, so I ould see the two having elements of both. 

 

But, were there particular units or known personae that had been sent as either training, or for mutual reasons. Like a unit of Imperial fists that were under the direct command of Corax for a large part of the Heresy (as an example). I'd quite like the idea of a unit of Raven Guard Mor Dethyn, seconded to better teach Space Wolf Recon squads the arts of subterfuge and reconnaissance. More so for the  links of Wolves and Ravens than any other. 

[Lord_Ikka]

Khan Torghun of the White Scars was seconded to the Luna Wolves, referenced in the novel Scars.

Captain Saul Tarvis of the Emperor's Children went to the Death Guard, I think. The loyalist core from the traitor legions seemed to fight with each other often- Garro and Tarvis mentioned this, as did Loken.

[Corswain]

The Thousand Sons did secondments. Pretty much all the commanders did from what I remember.

 

It's a really interesting topic actually, because it's really good justification for allies. A little detachment of seconded Astartes adss a lot of character.

[Candleshoes]

As long as you come up with background, the crusade era lends itself to almost any possibility for cross legion fraternisation, save a handful of circumstances (ex: I can't see the Death Guard playing host to the witches of the 1000 Sons... ever).

 

I believe in the audio drama Butcher's Nails, it mentions the fighting pits of the World Eaters, and how there were several "regulars" who spent time in them - Sigismund of the VII, Amit of the IX, as well as Argel Tal. 

 

When the legions war for several centuries, there is plenty of room for detachments that are in character.

[Sandlemad]

Massacre had a great crusade campaign which started with a Thousand Sons diplomatic honour guard psychically detecting treachery by the non-Imperials. The war effort was taken over by the Ultramarines, and then the Iron Hands and Emperor's Children under Ferrus, but the Thousand Sons detachment could well have stuck around.