212th Attack Battalion (24)Full unit name: 212th Attack Battalion
Last updated: 17.04.2024 10:50:21
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First appearance: Clone Wars, Season 3 (2005)
Clone Wars, Season 3 (2005)
(ANIMATED TV SERIES)
Known Facts (3)
Battle of Christophsis (1) »
Umbara Campaign (21BBY) (1) »
Battle of Utapau (1) »
Summary
The 212th Attack Battalion was a well-known Grand Army unit of clone troopers under the leadership of Clone Commander Cody
Cody
(Human (Clone))
Character
Clones
and Jedi
Jedi Order
Organization
Galaxy-Wide Organizations
General Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
during the Clone Wars, a galaxy-wide conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. As its name suggests, the 212th specialized in invasions, frontal attacks, besiegements and other offensive scenarios. Therefore, they often acted as the main offensive force in major battles, such as spearheading the Republic's deployment on Geonosis
Geonosis
Planet
, sieging
Umbara Campaign (21BBY)
Event
The Clone Wars
the Umbaran capital city and invading Utapau
Battle of Utapau
Event
The Clone Wars
. Troopers assigned to the 212th were distinguished by the orange markings on their battle armor. Composed of smaller units such as Ghost Company
Ghost Company
(212th Attack Battalion)
Organization
Grand Army of the Republic
, the 2nd Airborne Company
2nd Airborne Company
(212th Attack Battalion)
Organization
Grand Army of the Republic
, Parjai Squad, and Foxtrot Group, the overall 212th Battalion was attached to the 7th Sky Corps, a division within the Third Systems Army. Throughout the Clone Wars, the clone soldiers of the 212th fought in numerous major battles across the galaxy and participated in the Republic attack on the planet Utapau
Utapau
Planet
in 19 BBY. During this battle, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
Palpatine
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
issued Order 66 and sentenced the entire Jedi Order to summary execution. Like most of the Clone Army, Commander Cody and the 212th troopers obeyed the order, and unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate General Kenobi. Shortly afterward, the Republic was reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, a New Order under the absolute rule of the newly-anointed Emperor Palpatine. The 212th, along with the rest of the remaining clone units, served as the basis of the Stormtrooper Corps.

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UH
Known subgroups, subsidiaries or members
2nd Airborne Company
Ghost Company
Related units, characters and other technologies
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Cody
Waxer
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Full unit name: 212th Attack Battalion Last updated: 17.04.2024 10:50:21