41st Elite Corps

"Buckle your belts and check your cells, soldiers. We're going in."

- Buzz, a member of the Elite Corps

The 41st Elite Corps, simply known as the Elite Corps, was a military division of the Grand Army of the Republic. The main division, which consisted of sub-units such as Green Company, was composed of clone soldiers under the leadership of Clone Commander CC-1004 "Gree", who served under Jedi General Luminara Unduli during the early period of the Clone Wars. Prior to Order 66, the 41st fought at the Battle of Kashyyyk under the command of Master Luminara Unduli of the Jedi Order.

Early in the war
The 41st Elite Corps was led by Jedi General Luminara Unduli and Clone Commander CC-1004 "Gree." When Naboo Senator Padmé Amidala was captured on Rodia by defector Senator Onaconda Farr and Viceroy Nute Gunray, Gree arrived to rescue her and Representative Jar Jar Binks. Once there, he and Green Company took Gunray into custody.

Green Company continued to guard Gunray when he was brought on board the Tranquility. However, Droch-class boarding ships under Dooku's assassin, Asajj Ventress, boarded the ship to either rescue Gunray or silence him. Unfortunately, Gunray escaped with assistance from defecting Senate Guard commando, Captain Argyus.

The 41st was then sent to Geonosis to retake the planet. There, they assisted Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and the 501st Legion in distracting the Geonosian leader Poggle the Lesser at his primary droid foundry while Jedi Commanders Ahsoka Tano and Barriss Offee infiltrated the foundry. The 41st and 501st then fell back when Poggle unleashed the super tanks. Despite the tanks, the foundry was destroyed. They then took part in cleaning up the remaining forces on Geonosis and searched for Poggle.

Closing stages of the war
During the Battle of Coruscant, troopers of the 41st Elite Corps were stationed aboard the Guarlara when it exchanged broadsides with the Separatist flagship Invisible Hand. During the broadside exchange, troopers of the 41st manned the cannons and many were killed when their stations were destroyed by Separatist fire, although the Guarlara was victories from the broadside. Following the Battle of Coruscant, the 41st assembled at a staging area as equipment and vehicles were loaded unto a Venator-class Star Destroyer and Jedi General Yoda arrived to command a battalion of the 41st before they were to be dispatched to Kashyyyk.

The 41st Elite Corps arrived on Kashyyyk and unloaded vehicles and equipment, preparing themselves alongside the Kachirho Wookiee Militia to defend the city of Kachirho from Separatist forces. While on Kashyyyk the 41st Elite Corps was led by Jedi Generals Yoda, Quinlan Vos, and Luminara Unduli. Eventually, the Battle of Kashyyyk erupted and the 41st Elite Corps defended the beachhead against the Separatists, taking positions on the beach itself as well as the large trees surrounding the city as well as structures. In the midst of the battle, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Republic, secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, executed Order 66, an initiative that labeled the Jedi as traitors. Commander Gree received the message from Palpatine in the command center, and he and another trooper moved into position to execute Yoda. Yoda, however, sensed the betrayal of Palpatine and the deaths of his fellow Jedi across the galaxy, and beheaded Gree and the trooper before they could fire their blasters. The two Wookiees beside Yoda, Chewbacca and General Tarfful then helped Yoda leave the city.

Once the battle was over and day had turned to night, the members of the 41st, which included ARF troopers on AT-RTs, hunted for Yoda but failed to stop him from escaping the planet. Several members of the 41st Elite Corps were on Utapau alongside the 212th Attack Battalion in the cleanup of the Battle of Utapau as Republic forces imprisoned their former Pau'an Warrior allies. Several members of the 41st were near Marshal Commander CC-2224 "Cody" as he requested an update during the search for Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Organization
The 41st Elite Corps was a corps in the Grand Army of the Republic, and as such consisted of 36,864 troopers divided into sixteen regiments. One sub-unit of the 41st was Green Company, which was led by Green Leader and a Clone Captain, while another was a battalion. The 41st was led by Jedi General Luminara Unduli, although at times Yoda and Quinlan Vos also took command of the corps in conjunction with Unduli. Clone Commander CC-1004 "Gree" served as the commander of the corps. The corps consisted of standard clone troopers, as well as clone scout troopers and Advanced Recon Force troopers.

Equipment
The 41st Elite Corps had several varying identifying color schemes for the unit. Standard clone troopers of the 41st had olive green markings, light green markings, gray markings, and green camouflage on their armor. Standard clone troopers made use of the phase I clone trooper armor and later phase II clone trooper armor. Soldiers of the 41st were typically equipped with DC-15 blaster rifles, DC-15A blasters, RPS-6 rocket launchers, and more.

Vehicles
The 41st Elite Corps used a variety of vehicles. The corps' aerial component consisted of LAAT/i gunships and LAAT carriers for transportation. Ground vehicles consisted of walkers such as All Terrain Tactical Enforcers, All Terrain Attack Pods, and All Terrain Recon Transports. Other ground vehicles in its arsenal included HAVw A6 Juggernauts, Infantry Support Platforms, and BARC speeders. At times, members of the 41st were present aboard Venator-class Star Destroyers such as the Guarlara, where they manned its guns, the Tranquility, and a Consular-class cruiser.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith