"With the timely arrival of Master Yoda, the 501st were able to hold the line against the Seps on Kashyyyk. We left as heroes. Years later, we'd return as conquerors."
In the combatants list it states that the 41st and 501st were on Kashyyyk during the battle but half of the 501st on Coruscant and the other on Mandalore during the battle.
One of the final battles of the Clone Wars saw Separatist invaders try to take the planet from a Republic force of clone troopers, Jedi and Wookiees. The defense was led by Jedi Masters Luminara Unduli and Yoda, reflecting Kashyyyk's strategic importance to the Republic.
The 501st was the first to fight at Bastogne when one of its battalions ran into the enemy near Neffe, a few kilometers out of Bastogne. During the defense of Bastogne, the 501st gave up not one foot of ground, and helped the Allies thwart everything the Germans threw at them.
After this, the clones successfully defended the planet from Separatist advances. Quinlan Vos (who survived, but was wounded) was on Kashyyyk during Order 66, as was Luminara Unduli (who was killed by Commander Faie).
When Chancellor Palpatine - in reality the Sith Lord Darth Sidious - issued Order 66, the 501st became the personal unit of his apprentice, Darth Vader.
During the Battle of Umbara, the 212th Battalion and the 501st Legion were tricked into fighting each other by the fallen Jedi General Pong Krell. The 212th served in the Battle of Umbara along with the 501st, which was temporarily assigned to General Pong Krell when Skywalker was recalled to Coruscant.
Despite appearing in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as a member of the Jedi Council, Coleman Kcaj is one of Star Wars' most obscure Jedi. Very little has been revealed about this Ongree Jedi Master, though he appears as a background Council member in several scenes of The Clone Wars.
His backstory is explored in a flashback that occurs later in the game, which reveals that Cal was a Jedi Padawan training under Jedi Master Jaro Tapal during the Clone Wars, and that when Order 66 was issued, Tapal sacrificed himself to save Cal from their former clone troopers, leaving the latter guilt-ridden and ...
Luminara served the Republic at the Battle of Kashyyyk, where she was believed killed with the other Jedi when Supreme Chancellor Palpatine implemented Order 66. Years after the Empire's rise, the fugitive Jedi Kanan Jarrus was startled by an Imperial broadcast showing Luminara in Imperial custody.
For most of the Clone Wars, the 501st Legion was led by Jedi General Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano, and Clone Captain Rex, who served as their first in command.
It's very possible that the trooper, as a member of the 501st Legion which Kenobi fought alongside on many occasions, did recognise his former General but chose to keep it to himself.
The Battle of Kashyyyk was a major battle during the Clone Wars in 20 BBY. The heroic Grievous went to find a mysterious shadowy figure and figured out it was a Republic trap set-up by the evil Jedi Kae Tae Tae to rescue her villainous sister Moon Ni Rin Tae.
The 7th Sky Corps was a corps of the Grand Army of the Republic under the joint command of Clone marshal commander Cody and High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi.
What did the clones think happened to Anakin? Nothing much. They probably thinks that he died at some point during the Great Jedi Purge, or that he is one of the Jedi survivors. Most of the 501st Legion know that Darth Vader is Anakin Skywalker, they were with him during Order 66.
In a small moment of compassion, Darth Vader revealed that he still feels a sense of comradery for his loyal troopers in the 501st Legion. This is a sentiment he had managed to hold on to from his time as a Jedi General during the legendary Clone Wars.
After months of fan speculation, Star Wars has revealed the identity of the down-on-his clone trooper who appeared in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Per The Direct, the new Star Wars Dawn of the Republic The Visual Guide confirms that Temuera Morrison's bearded clone, who briefly begs Obi-Wan for any spare credits, is named Nax.
But these complaints often ignore the sheer number of Jedi who did die during Order 66 and shortly afterward. We are talking about, at least, a few thousand. Considering how few survivors there are—less than 100 as of 2023—the actual death toll is probably closer to nine thousand or so. That's still a lot of dead Jedi!
