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Alex Tal

Alex Tal is a retired Israeli naval officer who served as Commander of the Israeli Navy from 1996 to 2000.

born 1946Commanding the Israeli NavyThe Battle of LatakiaThe Cherbourg Project

Born: 28 January 1946, Soviet Union
Occupation: military personnel, military officer
Education: University of Haifa, Bar-Ilan University
Rank: aluf
Wars: South Lebanon conflict, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War

Alex Tal was born in 1946 in Soviet Union

Alex Tal was born on January 28, 1946, in the Soviet Union. He later moved to Israel.

Tal enlisted in the Israeli Navy in 1964. After his training he served on the first missile boat the navy received, and he took part in the Cherbourg Project. In the Yom Kippur War he fought in the Battle of Latakia aboard a missile boat.

After the war he commanded the missile boat INS Akko and later a missile boat flotilla. He headed the Naval Academy from 1981 to 1983, then commanded the Ashdod and Haifa bases and served as deputy commander of the navy. He was also the military attaché in Chile.

In 1996 he was promoted to Aluf and became Commander of the Navy. During his term the submarine INS Dakar was found and the Shayetet disaster took place. He retired from the IDF in 2000 and later worked as a manager in high tech companies.

Tal holds a degree in economics from Bar-Ilan University and a master's degree in geography from the University of Haifa.

Alex Tal's life in 7 milestones

1946
Born in the Soviet Union.
1964
Enlisted in the Israeli Navy.
1981
Became head of the Naval Academy.
1984
Became commander of the Ashdod base.
1987
Became commander of the Haifa base.
1996
Promoted to Aluf and named Commander of the Navy.
2000
Retired from the IDF.

Alex Tal served in Naval Officers Course

Tal served in the Israeli Navy from 1964, fought in the Battle of Latakia in the Yom Kippur War, and held commands including the missile boat flotilla and the Naval Academy. He commanded the navy with the rank of Aluf from 1996 to 2000.

Naval Officers Course