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Franciszek Kleeberg (1 February 1888, Tarnopol – 5 April 1941 near Dresden) was a Polish general. He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army before joining the Polish Legions in World War I and later the Polish Army. During the German Invasion of Poland he commanded Independent Operational Group Polesie ({{lang-pl|Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna "Polesie"}}). He never lost a battle in the Invasion of Poland, although he was eventually forced to surrender after his forces ran out of ammunition. Imprisoned in Oflag IV-B Koenigstein, he died in hospital in Dresden on 5 April 1941 and was buried there. Early lifeGeneral Franciszek Kleeberg was born on February 1, 1888 in Tarnopol (then part of Austro-Hungarian Empire). He was of German and Swedish ancestry on his paternal side. His father, an officer of the Austrian Dragoons, took part in the Polish uprising of 1863/64. After the fall of the uprising he returned home, and according to the family legend said: Now the country, Poland, will need good soldiers. 'Franek' will be a soldier.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} After graduation from the military vocational school at Hranice (Mährisch Weißkirchen) in Moravia, Kleeberg continued studies at military academy in Mödling, Lower Austria. Promoted to the 2nd Lieutenant in artillery, he served in the capital Vienna, where he completed studies at the Academy of the General Staff (k.u.k. Kriegsschule). War experienceHe took part in the First World War, first in the Austro-Hungarian army, and after May 1915 as an officer in the Polish Legion. He commanded a regiment in the Polish–Soviet War of 1919-21. In 1925 he completed studies at a French military school in Paris and became the commander of the Supreme Military School in Warsaw. After Jozef Pilsudski's coup d'état, he was dismissed from that post in 1927 and sent to command an infantry division in Grodno. World War IIAt the time of the outbreak of World War II he was the commander of the IX Army Corps in Brzesc in the rear operational zone. Yet soon the situation changed in view of massive enemy air raids and rapid advance of its armoured and mechanized troops. On 11 September 1939 his corps were transformed into the Operation Group Polesie, but were lacking in heavy equipment, and on by 14 September were already in combat with the most advanced German troops. General Kleeberg managed to organize a defence by withdrawing dispersed units from under the strike of the German forces, but found many of his units also attacked by the Red army. He also managed to gather remnants of the Polish forces destroyed in the east to Vistula and south-east to Narew into a new grouping, with which he tried to break through towards besieged Warsaw. After hearing of Warsaw's capitulation, he dug his troops in, resulting in the battle of Kock; on 5 October General Kleeberg decided to surrender, as his forces were out of ammunition and food. DeathGeneral Kleeberg was imprisoned in Oflag IV-B Koenigstein, where he lost his sight and became unable to walk. He died in the camp hospital and was buried in Dresden. In 1969 his remains were exhumed, brought to Poland and re-buried in Kock among the fallen soldiers of the Operation Group Polesie. Promotions
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21 : 1888 births|1941 deaths|People from Ternopil|People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria|Polish people of German descent|Polish people of Swedish descent|Polish generals|Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I|Polish legionnaires (World War I)|Polish people of the Polish–Ukrainian War|People of the Polish May Coup (pro-government side)|Polish military personnel of World War II|Polish prisoners of war|World War II prisoners of war held by Germany|Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur|Commanders of the Virtuti Militari|Grand Crosses of the Order of Polonia Restituta|Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland)|Recipients of the Order of Lāčplēsis, 3rd class|Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class|Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) |
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