General Franciszek Kleeberg
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 later the Polish Army. During the German Invasion of Poland he commanded Independent Operational Group Polesie (Polish language: 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.
In 1969 his remains were exhumated, brought to Poland and re-buried in Kock among the fallen soldiers of Independent Operational Group Polesie.
Promotions[]
- podporucznik (Lieutenant) – August 1908
- porucznik (First Lieutenant) – May 1913
- kapitan (Captain) – November 1915
- major (Major) – August 1917
- podpułkownik (Lieutenant Colonel) – December 1918
- pułkownik (Colonel) – April 1920
- generał brygady (Brigadier General) – January 1928
- generał dywizji (Major General) – January 1943 (post-mortem)
Military awards[]
- Virtuti Militari, Commander's Cross, (previously awarded Knight's Cross, Golden Cross and Silver Cross)
- Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross awarded posthumously on 4 October 2009; (previously awarded Commander's Cross and Officer's Cross)
- Cross of Valour 4 times
- Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis) (Austria-Hungary)
- Commander of the Légion d'honneur (France)
- Iron Cross of 1914, 2nd Class (Germany)
- Order of Lāčplēsis, 3rd Class (Latvia)
- Gold Cross of Merit (1937)
References[]
- Stanley S.Seidner, Marshal Edward Śmigły-Rydz Rydz and the Defense of Poland, New York, 1978.
See also[]
External links[]
- Bohater "Polesia" at Rzeczpospolita Weekend, 1 February 2013.
- Important dates in career
- HE FOUGHT TO THE BITTER END
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