Fyodor Fyodorovich Palitzin (russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Палицын; – 19 February 1923) (also known as Palitsyn) was a Russian General who commanded the

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. Palitzin attended the

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until 1870, when he moved on to the General Staff Academy. Upon graduation in 1877 he served in the

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. 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

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. However, he retained his seat on the Military Council Initially during the

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he served on the

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. Following the removal of

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from overall command of the

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, Palitzin was reassigned to the Caucasus Army, whence he was then sent to

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to lead the Russian Expeditionary Force in France.

References

1851 births 1923 deaths Imperial Russian Army generals {{Russia-mil-bio-stub