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==Overview==
When the Deathwatch was initially formed during the [[War of the Beast]], it was set up as a singular Chapter similar in structure to a standard [[Codex Chapter]]. At this time, the Watch Commander was effectively the [[Chapter Master]] of the Deathwatch, with the first Watch Commander being [[Asger Warfist]] of the [[Space Wolves]].{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|2b}}
Over time, the Deathwatch became a far more decentralised body, being deployed across the [[galaxy]]. Now based out of [[Watch Fortress]]es largely independent from each other, the title of Watch Commander stopped being a singular rank used to denote an overall leader of the Deathwatch. In the modern [[Imperium]], the rank simply refers to the commanding officer of a particular Watch Fortress, generally a [[Watch Master]].{{Fn|1}}
