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The division's most notable action was during the [[Battle of Actium]] in [[2545|May 2545]]. On May 10, in the midst of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant's]] invasion of [[Actium]], [[Colonel]] [[Akono Menteith]] made a rousing speech, stirring the twelve-thousand men and women of the 53rd to perform great feats of heroism. | The division's most notable action was during the [[Battle of Actium]] in [[2545|May 2545]]. On May 10, in the midst of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant's]] invasion of [[Actium]], [[Colonel]] [[Akono Menteith]] made a rousing speech, stirring the twelve-thousand men and women of the 53rd to perform great feats of heroism. | ||
Within the month, the 53rd Armored Division, with the aid of a pair of [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s, destroyed three of the largest Covenant staging areas ever encountered. Soon, however, Actium fell to the Covenant and every remaining member of the division was killed. Though the 53rd Armored Division was annihilated, Colonel Menteith's speech became legendary throughout the colonies as a symbol of [[human]] resistance against the genocidal Covenant. | Within the month, the 53rd Armored Division, with the aid of a pair of [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s, destroyed three of the largest Covenant staging areas ever encountered. Soon, however, Actium fell to the Covenant and every remaining member of the division was killed. Though the 53rd Armored Division was annihilated, Colonel Menteith's speech became legendary throughout the colonies as a symbol of [[human]] resistance against the genocidal Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | ||
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