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Imperial Death SquadronThe Imperial Starfleet's Death Squadron was a naval squadron under the personal command of Darth Vader in the fictional Star Wars universe. It consisted of at least 5 Imperator-class Star Destroyers, and Vader's flagship, the Star Dreadnought Executor. This fleet was employed in the blockade of the Rebel-occupied ice world of Hoth in . Death Squadron delivered the troops and heavy armored assault groups of AT-AT and AT-ST walkers to the surface for the ensuing ground battle against the Rebel base. The Rebel's ground-based ion cannon managed to score a direct hit on at least one of the Star Destroyers in blockade formation, but the Imperial forces were still able to capture or destroy over half of the fleeing transports. Death Squadron was also present at the Battle of Endor in .
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