Fyodor Fyodorovich Palitzin (russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Палицын; – 19 February 1923) (also known as Palitsyn) was a Russian General who commanded the
Russian Expeditionary Force in France
The Russian Expeditionary Force EF(french: Corps Expéditionnaire Russe en France, russian: Экспедиционный корпус Русской армии во Франции и Греции) was a World War I military force sent to France a ...
.
Palitzin attended the
Pavel Military School
Pavel Military School (russian: Павловское военное училище, Pavlovskoye voennoye uchilishche) (also translated as Pavlovsk Military School, Pavlovsk Military College) is a military school in St. Petersburg, Russia, establish ...
until 1870, when he moved on to the
General Staff Academy. Upon graduation in 1877 he served in the
Russo-Turkish War
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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
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to the
Ministry of War Ministry of War may refer to:
* Ministry of War (imperial China) (c.600–1912)
* Chinese Republic Ministry of War (1912–1946)
* Ministry of War (Kingdom of Bavaria) (1808–1919)
* Ministry of War (Brazil) (1815–1999)
* Ministry of Defence (Est ...
. However, he retained his seat on the Military Council
Initially during the
First World War
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he served on the
Northwestern Front
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. Following the removal of
from overall command of the
Russian Army
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The primary responsibilities of the Russian Gro ...
, Palitzin was reassigned to the
Caucasus Army, whence he was then sent to
France
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to lead the Russian Expeditionary Force in France.
References
1851 births
1923 deaths
Imperial Russian Army generals
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