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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 [[Space Marine Company|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, Knight-Captain, Wolf Lord, Blooded, Khan'', etc...{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|33}}
This position was mostly granted to [[Legion Centurion]]s, elite officers of the Legions who demonstrated their worth in the fires of conflict.{{Fn|3b}}
*{{Endn|31}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20240209070551/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/08/31/nova-open-previews-space-marine-terminators-fire-up-the-teleport-homer-and-prepare-for-rapid-ingress/ Warhammer Community: NOVA Open Previews – Space Marine Terminators Fire Up the Teleport Homer and Prepare for Rapid Ingress – 8/31/2023] {{Archive|20240209070551|15:39, 9 July 2024 (UTC)}}
*{{Endn|32}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20230831175141/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/08/31/nova-open-previews-jump-packs-send-captains-and-assault-intercessors-soaring-into-the-sky/ Warhammer Community: NOVA Open Previews – Jump Packs Send Captains and Assault Intercessors Soaring Into the Sky – 31/8/2023] {{Archive|20230831175141|17:07, 9 July 2024 (UTC)}}
*{{Endn|33}}: [[The Lion: Son of the Forest (Novel)]], Chapter 5
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