Yuri Nikiforovich Danilov | |
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| Native name | Юрий Никифорович Данилов |
| Born | 13 August 1866 Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 February 1937 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire Russian SFSR White Movement |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army Red Army Volunteer Army |
| Rank | General of Infantry |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Yuri Nikiforovich Danilov Russian: Ю́рий Ники́форович Дани́лов; 13 August [O.S. 1 August] 1866 – 3 February 1937) was a Russian military officer. In the years leading up to World War I, he served as the Quartermaster-General on the Russian General Staff and had a major role in developing Russia's war plan that was implemented in 1914.
He served in the Stavka of the Supreme Commander between 1914 and 1915, being responsible for Russian military operations in the early stage of the war, and was decorated for the successful capture of Galicia. But after Russia's Great Retreat in 1915 led to the removal of the supreme commander, Grand Duke Nicholas, Danilov was transferred from the Stavka to another post.
After the October Revolution in 1917 he briefly served as a military specialist for the Bolsheviks and participated in the peace talks with the Central Powers that led to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. However, in 1918 he left Bolshevik service and joined the Volunteer Army of the White movement, and later emigrated to France after the Russian Civil War.