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  Galactic Empire (Star Wars) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Galactic Empire was born out of the old Galactic Republic.
During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, the Imperial Remnant allied with the New Republic and its successor-state the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances (or for short, Galactic Alliance, or GFFA).
Empire proponents, however, say that the only reason Lucas even made an Expanded Universe was because he realized he had made the film Empire too benign, and had to manfacture an evil background for it.
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 Rank insignia of the Galactic Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rank Insignia of the Galactic Empire refers to badges of military rank which were displayed in the Star Wars feature films, used by officers of the Imperial Navy and Army.
The insignia shown in the three major motion pictures, whose pattern and system was never established in an official publication or by live action dialogue, has since become a major point of speculation, conjecture, and entertainment by Star Wars fans.
The rank of Grand Admiral was first mentioned in the Timothy Zahn novels and is considered the senior most rank of the entire Imperial military.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Galactic_Empire   (1471 words)

  
 Rank Insignia of the Galactic Empire/temp - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
Rank insignia with six squares in a single strip, as seen in the footage, indicate ranks of Colonel, General and Admiral, and tab colour alone must be sufficient to distinguish between a Colonel and a General.
Rank insignia shown in surviving footage from the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY and the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY are substantially different from those seen at the time of the Battle of Yavin.
It was the insignia of Lieutenants Suba, Venka and Cecius aboard Executor, Lieutenant Cabbel on the Tyrant, and Captain Bewil and Lieutenant Sheckil on Bespin.
starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Rank_Insignia_of_the_Galactic_Empire/temp   (8873 words)

  
 Galactic Empire (Star Wars)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In the fictional Star Wars universe the Galactic Empire was the regime established by Palpatine to replace the Galactic Republic.
However the Empire was too large to destroyed in one blow; for the next and more the Rebels renamed the New fought to free the galaxy from former styling themselves as independent warlords as well Imperial loyalists such as Grand Admiral Thrawn.
The last gasp of the Empire was Imperial Remnant a shadow of its former During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion the Imperial Remnant allied with New Republic and its successor-state.
www.freeglossary.com /Galactic_Empire_(Star_Wars)   (1350 words)

  
 Starfleet ranks and insignia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Such ranks and insignia form the hierarchy of Starfleet, the defensive and scientific exploration arm of the United Federation of Planets.
The ranks and insignia of Starfleet are based on the historic titles used by the United States Navy of Earth.
The rank insignia worn by O’Brien was confusing, however, in that he was often addressed as "Chief", but appeared to wear the insignia of a Lieutenant (in the episode "Contagion" he is actually addressed as "Lieutenant").
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 Rank Insignia of the Galactic Empire - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Rank Insignia of the Galactic Empire refers to badges of military rank which were used by officers of the Imperial Navy.
In 0 BBY, Imperial officers of the Galactic Empire wore insignia consisting of a confusing collection of multi-colored rank squares on the left breast of the officer's uniform with a combination of several metal cylinders to either side of the rank badge.
In the Galactic Civil War, most Imperial officers were verbally addressed as "Commander" with the exception of Admirals Ozzel and Piett who were addressed as "Admiral".
starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Rank_Insignia_of_the_Galactic_Empire   (1316 words)

  
 Moff
In the fictional universe of Star Wars, a Moff is a senior political-military rank held by the Regional, Sector, and Quadrant Commanders of the Galactic Empire.
Star Wars fanon has established that the rank of Grand Admiral and Grand General are senior to Moffs.
The insignia for Moff is a multi-colored breast badge, with the number of yellow squares indicating the senority of the Moff.
encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/m/mo/moff.html   (338 words)

  
 STAR WARS: Imperial Insignia
As with the insignia of the semi-organised forces of the Rebel Alliance, the uniforms and insignia of the Imperial Forces must indicate the status of commissioned and non-commissioned members in an unambiguous fashion.
The insignia must preserve and reflect the equivalence of ranks and ratings which are of equal status in different services.
All of the rank badges in the film were accidentally made as naval Commander badges, even those of Admiral Piett and Moff Jerjerrod.
www.theforce.net /swtc/insignia.html   (1416 words)

  
 Fleet Admiral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
A Fleet Admiral is a generic term for a senior admiral in command of a large group of ships, comprising a fleet or, in some cases, a group of fleets.
If actually a rank (equivalent to an army Field Marshal), it has a variety of names depending on the country, including Fleet Admiral, Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral of the Navy, and Grand Admiral.
The rank also exists or has existed (on paper at least) in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nigeria, Oman, and Pakistan although not all of these countries have actually ever bestowed the rank on an individual.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/fleet_admiral   (255 words)

  
 STAR WARS: Imperial Insignia: Officer Examples
The rank of Lieutenant is distinguished from the lower level of Sub-Lieutenant by the number of rank cylinders.
The insignia of a captain is distinguished from that of a commander by the number of code cylinders.
This rank is not assigned a particular level of naval force in the Order of Battle (at least according to the incomplete and imperfectly-reliable intelligence gathered by rebel spies).
www.theforce.net /swtc/insignia/badges.html   (5269 words)

  
 Rank Insignia of the Galactic Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
It is possible that the ISB uses the same insignia, with different rank titles, or that the ISB ranks areidentical to the the Imperial Army.
The rank of Grand Admiral was firstmentioned in the Timothy Zahn novels and is considered the senior most rankof the entire Imperial military.
Heir to the Empire Triology, by Timothy Zahn
www.therfcc.org /rank-insignia-of-the-galactic-empire-290983.html   (1218 words)

  
 Definition of Galactic Empire (Star Wars)
However, we do know the seeds of the Empire were planted during the Clone Wars when Chancellor Palpatine ordered an army of Clone troopers (predecessors to the Stormtroopers) to fight the increasing threat of the Separatists.
In fact, some facts of the Expanded Universe imply that the privy councilors and advisors that filled Palpatine's court and ran the Empire on a day-to-day basis were the speciesists, and applied "High Human Culture" on their own accord.
During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, the Imperial Remnant allied with the New Republic and its successor-state the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Galactic_Empire_%28Star_Wars%29   (1453 words)

  
 Rank Insignia of the Galactic Empire: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Rank Insignia of the Galactic Empire refers to badge (An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.))
The rank of Grand Admiral (In the expanded universe literature of star wars, grand admiral is a supreme imperial rank of the galactic empire...)
Ranks and Insignia of Starfleet (Ranks and insignia of starfleet are fictional military badges and titles which are portrayed in the science fiction...)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/rank_insignia_of_the_galactic_empire   (3746 words)

  
 UFO.Whipnet.org | Documents | The Omega File
The stories that contactees tell of the devastating battles and galactic massacres -- in almost every case initiated by the collectivist-interventionist reptiloids/greys -- between the two galactic superpowers are integral although controversial elements within the annals of Ufology.
NOW the epicenter of the entire galactic battle is gravitating towards the Sol system as the Draconians, Orionites and their human collaborators are arriving here en masse to support a New World Order agenda which will serve as a power-base through which they can once again re-group their forces.
Much effort was put into developing secret weapons projects to defend their new underground Empire, which no doubt was constructed with the 'help' of a large number of expendable slave laborers transported from the concentration camps of Europe.
ufo.whipnet.org /xdocs/omega.file   (7469 words)

  
 James Dixon Timeline
The Kzin do not see the empire as a threat but as a means of furthering their galactic conquests.
The Empire diverts fleets and material from the Federation and Romulan borders to meet the threat from the Demon's Rift [FASA].
Korax is born in the Klingon Empire [TOS #25].
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 STAR WARS: Continuity, Canon and Apocrypha
According to RPG sources, the Quarren live on the same planet as the Mon Calamari, and this world was not discovered until after the rise of the Empire.
Following these sources, I rank the stories which are outside the time span of the films but which are of sufficiently limited scope or are otherwise of a nature which does not impinge upon the facts of the universe known in the films.
My approach is to attempt to develop a simple mathematical system which attaches meaning to all of the badges at once, preserving the order of the officers' ranks and bringing everything under one grand unified scheme.
www.theforce.net /swtc/continuity.html   (1833 words)

  
 Trials And Tribble-ations
His real identity is Arne Darvin, a spy who attempted to stop Federation colonization by poisoning grain during the events of the Classic episode "The Trouble with Tribbles." Kirk inadvertently thwarted Darvin's plans leading to his disgrace.
I especially appreciated the scene were Sisko slaps his insignia a few times before he remembers to pull out his communicator....Well done.
Kirk is making a final log entry in which he enters commendations for all present giving their full ranks.
www.nitcentral.com /oddsends/trialsan.htm   (10928 words)

  
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