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Due to the unique make-up of any Imperial unit, as indicitive to their background, there is very little one can do to quantify the exact definition of '''Commander'''. Commanders are usually a reference to the highest ranking officer inside a single unit. Whether this be [[Imperial Guard]] [[Lord Commander Solar Macharius]], to the Commander of an 8 man [[Death Korps of Krieg]] unit. More often than not it is firmly attatched to rank, but the title has been known to be more fluid than most others. Chapter Masters of the [[Adeptus Astartes]] are often refered to as Chapter Commanders, however it can also be a reference to the Commander of a specific crusade or battle-action.
==Space Marine Commanders==
Space Marines have a choice of two commanders, [[Master]]s or [[Captain]]s. Masters refur to the [[Chapter Master]] of the Chapter while Captain refurs to one of the ten leaders of each company within a chapter (assuming standard [[Codex Astartes]] layout)<sup>1</sup>. There is also the rank of [[Force Commander]]<sup>2</sup>, however this has since been removed from use with the release of the 4th edition Space Marine codex.
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>[[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]
*<sup>2</sup>[[Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition)]]
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