Imperial Veterans Association

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The Imperial Veterans Association was a veteran's affairs organization dedicated to veterans of the Imperial Military,[1] a force composed of seemingly countless beings who served the Galactic Empire,[2] which reigned from 19 BBY to 4 ABY before falling in 5 ABY.[3] The Imperial Veterans Association made use of the Imperial crest,[1] the Empire's symbol.[4] One particular battle honored by the Veterans Association was the Battle of Hoth,[1] an Imperial victory over the Alliance to Restore the Republic in 3 ABY during the Galactic Civil War.[3] In memory of the battle, the association created a poster centering on three All Terrain Armored Transports marching towards the deflector shield generator of Echo Base, with four Alliance snowspeeders pictured engaging the AT-ATs. Additionally, the poster featured two AT-AT pilot helmets at the bottom and four Imperial Star Destroyers overhead at its top.[1]

Behind the scenes

The Imperial Veterans Association was mentioned on artist Mark Daniels' poster "Battle of Hoth," which was released in 2015 to celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.[1] The poster was released via Acme Archives Direct and Dark Ink Art in honor of Celebration Anaheim 2015 and the film's anniversary.[5] The organization was first mentioned on Daniels' prior "Battle of Endor" poster from 2013[6] and fits a trend of Daniels making veteran-themed posters for Star Wars anniversaries.[7]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 AcmeArchivesDirect Battle of Hoth on Acme Archives Direct's official website (backup link)
  2. ↑ Rebel Rising
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Timelines
  4. ↑ The Star Wars Book
  5. ↑ Premium-Era-real Star Wars "Battle of Hoth" Screen Print by Mark Daniels on The Blot Says... (April 13, 2015) (backup link)
  6. ↑ AcmeArchivesDirect Battle of Endor on Acme Archives Direct's official website (original link is obsolete)
  7. ↑ Premium-Era-real Battle of Yavin on Dark Ink (backup link archived on June 17, 2025)

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