Death Squadron

This article details a subject that falls under the Legends brand.The subject of this article appeared in the Rebellion era.

Death Squadron
General information
Founding	0 ABY
Dissolution	4 ABY
Crew information
Commanding officer(s)	Supreme Commander Darth Vader Admiral Amise Griff Admiral Blitzer Harrsk Admiral Ledre Okins Admiral Kendal Ozzel Admiral Firmus Piett Admiral Adye Prittick Admiral Horst Strage
Notable officers	Captain Xamuel Lennox Captain Lorth Needa Captain Gilad Pellaeon Captain Zev Venka Lieutenant Noth Cabbel Major General Maximilian Veers Brigadier Arther Nevar Colonel Freja Covell Colonel Evir Derricote Colonel Soontir Fel Colonel Johnathan Starck Major Turr Phennir Lieutenant Gary Arnet
Unit information
Flagship(s)	Executor
Notable capital ships	Ilthmar's Fist Pride of Tarlandia Avenger Conquest Devastator Stalker Tyrant
Historical information
Notable campaigns	Galactic Civil War
Notable battles	Battle of Hoth Battle of Endor
Other information
Affiliation	Galactic Empire Imperial Navy

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"Deploy the fleet so that nothing gets off that system."

―Darth Vader to Admiral Piett

Death Squadron was the codename applied to Darth Vader's personal fleet of Star Destroyers following the Battle of Yavin, led by the Super Star Destroyer Executor. Because of it being led by the Executor, their fleet insignia also bore an image of the Executor on it. The fleet, designed to instill terror in dissidents of the Empire's New Order, was in fact tasked with locating and destroying the Rebel Alliance headquarters. Moreover, Vader used his fleet in a more personal mission to find and capture his son, Luke Skywalker.

Though Death Squadron initially consisted of only six ships—the Executor and five Star Destroyers—it earned a fearsome reputation as the personal armada of Darth Vader, who also had the authority to assign additional ships from other sectors as he saw fit. As of the Battle of Endor, Death Squadron had grown to include the Executor, two battlecruisers, three Tector-class Star Destroyers, and thirty-three Imperial Star Destroyers—representing the largest fleet of warships ever gathered in the history of the galaxy.