About Fyodor Palitzin
Lived 1851 – 1923 (aged 71). Fyodor Palitzin was a Russian military personnel.
Fyodor Fyodorovich Palitzin (; – 19 February 1923), also spelled Palitsyn, was an Imperial Russian Army general who commanded the Russian Expeditionary Force in France.
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. 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
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Who was Fyodor Palitzin?
Russian General (1851-1923)
When was Fyodor Palitzin born?
Fyodor Palitzin was born on 28 October 1851.
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Fyodor Palitzin died on 19 February 1923 in Berlin.
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Fyodor Palitzin was a military personnel.
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Fyodor Palitzin was Russian.
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