High Commander

High Commander was a rank created by the Galactic Empire shortly after to the Battle of Yavin, as part of the Imperial Military's Reorganization. It was meant to be a rank that would be the military-only equivalent of the Moff, however the Sector Commander filled that duty.

Powers
A High Commander was meant to be in charge of a Sector's military forces, but instead it became a titular title for the most loyal and worthy Sector Commanders. Only the High Commanders met the standarts of becoming Priority Sector High Commanders one day.

On top of that they usually commanded a territory as large as a Sector and were superior to Sector Commanders and Moffs alike. They were granted this title by a local Grand Moff or a PSHC and they were frequently operating alongside High Moffs.

The rank insignia plaque resembled of that of a post-Yavin Moff, however it was different. After the Moffs retained their old pre-Yavin insignia plaques, the High Commanders and the High Moffs kept this plaque as their own.

History
The rank of the High Commander was part of the reorganization of the Imperial Military. The main idea was that this rank would be inferior to that of Priority Sector High Commander, but the creation of the rank of the Sector Commander changed a lot.

The first person that was ever appointed with this rank was Dark Valor, an Imperial officer who served in the Imperial Navy.

At 3 ABY after the Battle of Hoth multiple High Commanders retained their position within the Imperial hierarchy, istead of being decommissioned like their lesser counterparts (Sector Commanders).

Legacy
After the fall of the Empire on Endor, many of these High Commanders joined the Extragalactic SpecOps under Priority Sector High Commander Dasko Nihos.