41st Elite Corps

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"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 1004, 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 Grand Master Yoda of the Jedi Order.

History

The 41st Elite Corps was led by Jedi General Luminara Unduli and Clone Commander 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.^[5]

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.^[2]

The 41st was then sent to Geonosis to retake the planet. There, they assisted Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and the 501st Legion in distracting Poggle 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.^[4] They then took part in cleaning up the remaining forces on Geonosis and searched for Poggle.^[6]