Lord Commander

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Lord Commander is a rank which occurs several times, past and present, in the upper echelons of the Imperium.

Lord Commander of the Imperium

• Lord Commander of the Imperium is the highest known military rank within the Imperial hierarchy, second only to the Emperor himself.^[1]

Imperial Navy

• a Lord Commander of the Imperial Navy has jurisdiction over the Imperial Navy in a Segmentum of the Imperium.^[2]

Imperial Guard

• a Lord Commander a strategic rank of the Imperial Guard subordinate only to the Lord Commander Militant

Imperial Army

• a Lord Commander of the Expedition Fleet, a position in the Imperial Army during the Great Crusade

Legiones Astartes

• a Legion Master, sometimes named Lord Commander was a title indicating the command of a Legion, before the Primarchs were rediscovered.^[5]
• a Lord Commander became the title given to the Praetors in charge of a Chapter during the Great Crusade.^[4]
• In M41, the Silver Skulls styles its Chapter Master as Lord Commander.^[6]

Adeptus Mechanicus

• The Knightly House Taranis was ruled by joint commanders, each known as a Lord Commander of the Knights of Taranis.^[3]

Sources

• 1: Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 2: Eye of Terror (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 3: Mechanicum (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 4: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal, pgs. 29-31
• 5: The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre, pg. 65
• 6: Skin Deep (Short Story)