| Aleksandr Nemits | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1879 Kotyzhany, Moldavia |
| Died | October 1, 1967 (aged 88) Yalta |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/branch | Imperial Russian Navy Soviet Navy |
| Years of service | 1899–1947 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Soviet Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War I, Russian Civil War |
Aleksandr Vasilivich Nemits, (Нёмитц, Александр Васильевич) was a Russian and Soviet Naval Officer. He was commander of the Soviet Navy between February 1920 and November 1921.
Nemits was born in Moldavia, the son of a military judge. He finished the Naval academy in 1899 and joined the Black Sea Fleet he served as assistant to the Naval attache to Turkey and as a gunnery officer. Following the mutinies of 1905 he served as a defence lawyer for the mutineers and managed to spare them from the death penalty.
From 1907 he served on the Navy general staff and commanded the gunboat Donets. subsequently he commanded a destroyer division and held various staff posts. In 1917 he married Anastasia the sister of the artist Mikhail Vrubel. In 1917 he was promoted to Rear Admiral and commanded the Black Sea Fleet.
After the Russian Revolution he joined the Reds and fought in the civil war where he was wounded.
In February 1920 he replaced Yevgeniy Berens as commander of the Soviet Navy. From 1924 he was in charge of all Soviet naval and air force academies. He retired in 1947 and lived in Sevastopol.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Yevgeniy Berens |
Commander of Naval Forces of the Republic ("KoMorSi") of U.S.S.R January 1920 - December 1921 |
Succeeded by Eduard Pantserzhanskiy as Chief of Naval Forces of U.S.S.R |