Franciszek Kleeberg

Franciszek Kleeberg
Born	(1888-02-01)1 February 1888 Tarnopol
Died	5 April 1941(1941-04-05) (aged 53) near Dresden
Buried	Kock
Allegiance	Second Polish Republic
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army Polish Legions Polish Army
Years of service	1914–1941
Commands	Independent Operational Group Polesie
Battles/wars	World War I Polish–Soviet War World War II *Battle of Kock
Awards	Virtuti Militari

Franciszek Kleeberg (1 February 1888, in 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 following the Polish Independence later the Polish Army. During the German Invasion of Poland he commanded Independent Operational Group Polesie (Polish: 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 a hospital in Dresden on 5 April 1941 and was buried there.