They have no will to live, no fucks to give, and one hell of a lot of xenos to shiv (with sharpened entrenching tools). They're some sort of badass human lemmings, and they are so grimdark that they alone are responsible for about 20% of the grimdarkness in Warhammer 40,000. What's the difference between them and other Guard units, you ask? These motherfuckers don't even give a shit. Hell, Krieg means WAR in German (as you have gathered, the Imperium does not do 'subtle'). In fact, they will take any objective and vanquish any enemy, just as long as they have enough men to throw in the meat grinder. They like trenches and gas masks and are known for their iron discipline and suicidal tolerance for casualties. The Death Korps of Krieg is a series of Imperial Guard regiments which hail from the Death World of Krieg. The Death Korps of Krieg, the most Grimdark of Grimdark In death, atonement.' – Final litany of the Litany of Sacrifice, recited by Krieg Korpsmen when entering battle (and 9E, it seems) 'Animals flee this hell the hardest stones cannot bear it for long only men endure.' – Diary of an unknown German soldier at Stalingrad Instead, they are used to actually temper the average Krieg soldier's more fanatical inclinations. Krieg Commissars aren't used to prevent cowardice, however. File:Krieg Commissar.jpgĮven their Commissars are more badass than your average Commissar.

But they're ugly, so the gas mask is probably for the best.

Death korps of krieg soldier