Need Space marine rank and Chain of command, please help!

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**13whited**

i want to flesh out the background story for my CSM army. to do this fully i need too know what their lives where like before Being tainted by chaos, what ranks they held. the key to any good story is having a complete background, even if the audience will never know it exists.

just an odd fact and example, for the original batman movies, Tim Burton had Bruce Wayne's next door neighbor's house completely built and furnished even though the inside of it was never filmed.

so my request is for anyone with any knowledge of SM Rank system and chain of command to please share what you know. any other fluff would also be appreciated

any chapter will do as my army consists of oddball rejects of many chapters and legions

**PanzerLeader**

Each Legion/Chapter had its own unique rank structure and traditions based on their homeworlds and cultural idiosyncracies.

**Pilau Rice**

You might find this useful

http://redelf.narod.ru/w40k/ia/insignium/03_chapterorganisation.html

**kronk**

Each of the Chapters into which the Legiones Astartes were subdivided consisted of roughly 1,000 warriors. A large section of the Codex Astartes is dedicated to structuring the organisation of these Chapters. A Chapter consists of ten companies each numbering 100 Space Marines. The warriors of these companies are organised into 10 squads of 10 Astartes led by a Sergeant. In addition to this basic fighting unit, each company has its own Captain, Standard Bearer, Chaplain, and Apothecary. Every company, with the exception of the Scout Company, maintains a pool of Rhino transports for its squads and officers. The elite 1st Company is also equipped with Land Raider tanks to carry heavily-armoured Terminator Squads. It is customary for Dreadnoughts to remain with their company, as their fearsome presence bolsters the company’s fighting strength.

You might find this Wiki Entry helpful. Enjoy!

**Formosa**

Dark angels are
Chapter master-supreme grand master
Company captain-master of the xyz company
Master of the fleet
grand master of the librarius, codicier, epistolary, lexicanum
Grand master of the chaplains, interrogator chaplain, chaplain
Master of the forge (never used as plugged into the rock) techmarine
Master of the deathwing
master of the ravenwing
There are also less obvious names
Holder of the keys
Keeper of the truth
Ancient (dread or.banner bearer)
Honourable

None of these in any particular order.

**Psienesis**

Scout > Battle Brother > Sergeant > Captain > Chapter Master.

Everything else is either outside the chain of command, an appointed position, or an additional duty (like Master of the Armory or Chief Librarian or Standard Bearer).

**13whited**

Psienesis wrote:Scout > Battle Brother > Sergeant > Captain > Chapter Master.

Everything else is either outside the chain of command, an appointed position, or an additional duty (like Master of the Armory or Chief Librarian or Standard Bearer).

thank you! you understood my question and answered it perfectly! <3

Formosa wrote:Dark angels are
Chapter master-supreme grand master
Company captain-master of the xyz company
Master of the fleet
grand master of the librarius, codicier, epistolary, lexicanum
Grand master of the chaplains, interrogator chaplain, chaplain
Master of the forge (never used as plugged into the rock) techmarine
Master of the deathwing
master of the ravenwing
There are also less obvious names
Holder of the keys
Keeper of the truth
Ancient (dread or.banner bearer)
Honourable

None of these in any particular order.

also, thank you, though i was hoping for the enlistment ranks, though i could have worded my question better.

and thanks to everyone else for your sources and whatnot