3rd Imperial Volunteer Infantry Brigade

The 3rd Imperial Volunteer Infantry Brigade was a unit of defected s from the that fought for the -backed Imperial government-in-exile during the  and. It was one of the four brigades that made up the 1st Imperial Volunteer Infantry Division, and was commanded by Balankin Pathel until his death at the. At its peak, the 1st Brigade's manpower was 4,232 men.

History
During the, the 1st Imperial Volunteer Infantry Division consisted of two brigades and took part in off  on  when they attacked the Republic base,. The separatists took heavy losses and retreated after three days of heavy fighting. The brigades' combat performance was good, and decided to expand the Imperial collaborationist formations, forming a 3rd Imperial Volunteer Infantry Brigade.

This new unit was under the command of Balankin Pathel, an Imperial officer who was taken prisoner during the in the. The brigade was stationed for a time on, before being deployed on. The 3rd brigade was sent to fight alongside Corellian insurgents against the Empire in, an industrial region. They were somewhat successful until the Empire bombed the area and gave both the brigade and the rebels heavy casualties. Major Pathel was killed during the battle, and command fell to Captain Ferdinus Nelchiro (later promoted to major). Taking very heavy casualties, the 3rd brigade withdrew and later fought alongside the 1st and 2nd brigades in other parts of. At the end of the battle, the Republic was triumphant, and Nelchiro received the for his actions during the battle, while Pathel posthumously was awarded the.