Vasily Altfater

Vasili Altfater
Native name
Василий Михайлович Альтфатер
Born(1883-12-16)16 December 1883
Died20 April 1919(1919-04-20) (aged 35)
Moscow, Russian SFSR
Allegiance Russian Empire
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Branch Imperial Russian Navy
 Soviet Navy
Service years1902–1918
RankRear Admiral
CommandsSoviet Navy
ConflictsWorld War I
Russian Civil War

Vasili Mikhailovich Altfater (Russian: Васи́лий Миха́йлович Альтфа́тер; 16 December 1883 – 20 April 1919) was a Russian-Soviet naval officer, the first Commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy.