Berenggrad Crusade

The Berenggrad Crusade was an Imperial crusade carried out against a Tyranid Splinter Hive Fleet called Hive Fleet Zilant upon the civilised ice world of Berenggrad, located in the Eastern Fringe of the Ultima Segmentum. This vitally important Imperial world was defended by a combined force led by the Storm Zealots Chapter's 2nd Company, an Astra Militarum regiment and local PDF. Though they finally managed to halt the inexorable march of the Great Devourer, it was at great cost to the planet of Berenggrad itself.

History
Planet Berenggrad is a civilized ice world located at the eastern borders of the Ultima Segmentum. The planet has been constantly invaded by a Splinter Hive Fleet called Hive Fleet Zilant. The local PDF the Berenggrad Partizans couldn't hold the Hive City much longer and so they sent a distress call that were answered by the Storm Zealots and the 89th Panther Kavalier. Under leadership of Captain Zachariah of the 2nd Company and Captain-Commissar Jason Orphinick of the 89th Panther Kavalier, the two joint forces sought to liberate Berenggrad from the tendrils of the Hive Fleet Zilant.

The entire 2nd Company, led by the Captain himself, landed on the shore of Kingsgrad and within 20 hours they had established a defensive fortress-monastery, ready to destroy the Hive Fleet from the South. Meanwhile, about 30 Valkyries landed on the hive city of Berenggrad, the Captain Commissar were surprised to saw that the local PDF Commissar had sought to evacuate the city rather than stand and fight the tyranid horde. Enrage by such action, the Captain-Commissar executed the PDF Commissar himself and he quickly assumed control of the Berenggrad Partizans, together with the 89th Panther Kavalier and the Storm Zealots they slayed and drove every Tyranid back to their main lairs.

At the beginning of 998.M41, planet Berenggrad was totally liberated from the Tyranids, with the death of the Hive Tyrant, the Hive Fleet soon began to flee, the remaining tyranid swarm was paralyzed through inaction and lay about lifelessly. Though with heavy cost, the planet was saved and both the Space Marine Captain and Commissar Jason were honored by the local planetary governor.