1st Imperial Volunteer Artillery Brigade

The 1st Imperial Volunteer Artillery 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 Jolda Antin. At its peak, the 1st Brigade's manpower was 3,953 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 1st Imperial Volunteer Artillery Brigade as well as the 3rd Imperial Volunteer Infantry Brigade.

This new unit was under the command of Jolda Antin, an Imperial officer who was taken prisoner during the Cold War on. The brigade was stationed for a time on, before being deployed on. The 1st artillery brigade positioned its guns at and bombarded Imperial lines, giving them heavy casualties, and was one of the last units to retreat when the Republic lost the park. The brigade's guns continued to bombard Imperial-controlled territory from their positions outside the park, but were later withdrawn to reinforce other parts of. Many of its personnel were given s and forced to fight as infantry. The Republic was ultimately victorious, and the brigade's commander, Major Antin, was awarded the.