Fyodor Palitzin

Fyodor Fyodorovich Palitzin (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Палицын; 28 October [O.S. 15 October] 1851 – 19 February 1923), also spelled Palitsyn, was an Imperial Russian Army general who commanded the Russian Expeditionary Force in France.

Fyodor Palitzin
Фёдор Палицын
Chief of the Russian General Staff
In office 28 June 1905 – 2 December 1908
Monarch	Nicholas II
Preceded by	Pyotr Frolov
Succeeded by	Vladimir Sukhomlinov
Personal details
Born	28 October 1851 (Gregorian)
Died	19 February 1923 Berlin, Weimar Republic
Alma mater	Pavel Military School Nicholas General Staff Academy
Awards	Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Military service
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Branch/service	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Caucasus Army Russian Expeditionary Force in France
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War World War I Second Battle of the Aisne

Palitzin attended the Pavel Military School until 1870, when he moved on to the General Staff Academy. Upon graduation in 1877 he served in the Russo-Turkish War.^[1] He was appointed chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff in June 1905, where he played a role in the military reforms until his resignation in 1908: he disagreed with the subordination of the General Staff to the Ministry of War. However, he retained his seat on the Military Council^[1] Initially during World War I, he served on the Northwestern Front. Following the removal of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia from overall command of the Imperial Russian Army, Palitzin was reassigned to the Caucasus Army, whence he was then sent to France to lead the Russian Expeditionary Force in France.^[2]