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==History==
The ancient rank of '''Captain''' has been employed since the days of the [[Space Marine Legion]]s. During the [[Great Crusade]] a '''Company Captain''' was a military rank given to the commander of a [[Company]], a command level between [[Battalion]] and [[Tactical Squad|Squad]], leading a force of a hundred Legionaries. Depending on the Legion, the designation would vary and could be ''Centurion, Prime, Wolf Lord, Blooded, Khan'', etc...{{Fn|3a}}
This position was mostly given granted to [[Legion Centurion]]s, elite officers of the Legions who demonstrated their worth in the fires of conflict.{{Fn|3b}}
With the institution of the [[Codex Astartes]], the rank of '''Captain''' as Commander of a Company remained and is still in use in the current Era.{{Fn|2a}}
