Jolda Antin

Jolda Antin was an  who defected to the  and joined the Imperial government-in-exile of  Axlin Ceptor, becoming the commander of the 1st Imperial Volunteer Artillery Brigade of the. The unit was part of the 1st Imperial Volunteer Infantry Division, the formation of Imperial defectors fighting for the government-in-exile as a part of the.

Biography
An artillery officer, Antin joined the during the early  and became known as the "Iron Lady" for drilling discipline into her unit. However, when they were deployed on during the, backing a faction in the , her artillery battery was abandoned by orders of her  superiors, who retreated without informing the artillerists. Antin was outraged that the Sith would just abandon her like that, and later heard propaganda from the Republic side telling the Imperials to lay down their weapons and join the Republic-backed Imperial government-in-exile, which wanted to liberate the Empire from Sith control.

Antin defected to the Republic and joined the government-in-exile's forces, the 1st Imperial Volunteer Infantry Division, part of the. She was promoted to and commanded the division's sole artillery unit, the 1st Imperial Volunteer Artillery Brigade. They took part in combat on and  before being sent to. The brigade established its guns in after the Republic secured a foothold on the surface of the planet, which had been invaded by the Empire. The brigade dealt heavy damage to the Imperial positions by bombarding them, and later retreated from Axial Park until it was retaken by the Republic. Their guns were firing almost non-stop throughout the battle, giving the Empire heavy casualties in Axial Park. Major Antin was awarded the prestigious after the battle ended in a Republic victory.