Anatole Droga

Admiral Anatole Droga was a senior officer. He served as the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Imperial Starfleet from 6 ABY to 10 ABY, before his death aboard the .

Biography
Born on in 58 BBY, Droga served in the  of the old Republic and in the  during the. He was a graduate of the. In the Clone Wars, Droga mainly served in the and fought in the  as the captain of a Venator-class Star Destroyer. Over the course of his career, Droga commanded three frigates and two Star Destroyers. In 19 BBY he was promoted to. After fighting against as a staff officer at the headquarters of Admiral, in 17 BBY Droga was promoted to. Shortly after that he took part in a similar role in the overseen by Moff. He was promoted to in 15 BBY for his service during the campaigns against the remaining Separatists.

Over the next decade, Anatole Droga briefly commanded the 24th Battle Squadron and after that would mainly hold staff postings on Imperial Center. He was promoted to at the 1 BBY New Year Honors, and was also made an Officer of the Order of the Galactic Empire. He planned on retiring around that time, but the personnel shortages caused by the losses at the made him stay in the service for several years more. Admiral Droga served on the Imperial Navy War Council from 2 ABY as the Director of Operations and Planning until 4 ABY, when he was appointed as the Director of Reserves and Local Defence. In those roles he oversaw Imperial Navy operations against the Rebellion, and after the he was in charge of providing additional personnel and warships to the Coruscant government as the Empire began fragmenting.

In 6 ABY, with the fall of Coruscant and the being forced to flee to, his superior Admiral Octavius Magdellan was forced to resign as Chief of Naval Staff. Interim Ruling Council Chairman appointed Droga as his replacement, against his wishes, making him the head of the Navy War Council. In that role Droga sought to preserve the loyalist Imperial Navy in the face of advances and continued splintering among different warlord factions. He pledged loyalty to the reborn Emperor Palpatine when he remerged in 10 ABY, and changed his base of operations to the Star Dreadnought . He died when the dreadnought was destroyed by one of Palpatine's Force storms.