The Battle of Endor was the climactic battle that took place during the Galactic Civil War between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire in the Endor system. It saw the destruction of the Death Star II and the deaths of both Anakin Skywalker and Emperor Sheev Palpatine, as well as many major Imperial officers. The battle was an elaborate trap setup by the Emperor Palpatine to destroy Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance. Through a counterintelligence campaign, the Empire leaked the location of the construction site of the Death Star II and led the Rebel Alliance to believe that the battle station was lightly guarded and inoperative. When the Alliance Fleet arrived, it was met by the Imperial fleet along with a fully operational Death Star. The battle began on the forested moon of Endor where a Rebel strike team, led by General Han Solo, assaulted the shield generator protecting the Death Star II. With help from Ewok tribes, local inhabitants of the forested moon, the Rebel st