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Fyodor Palitzin
Фёдор Палицын
Chief of theRussian 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

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

Palitzin attended thePavel Military School until 1870, when he moved on to theGeneral Staff Academy. Upon graduation in 1877 he served in theRusso-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 theGeneral Staff to theMinistry of War. However, he retained his seat on theMilitary Council^[1] Initially duringWorld War I, he served on theNorthwestern Front. Following the removal ofGrand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia from overall command of theImperial Russian Army, Palitzin was reassigned to theCaucasus Army, whence he was then sent toFrance to lead the Russian Expeditionary Force in France.^[2]

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