Franciszek Kleeberg

Franciszek Kleeberg
Franciszek Kleeberg
Born	1 February 1888; Tarnopol
Died	5 April 1941 (aged 53); near Dresden
Buried	Kock
Allegiance	Second Polish Republic
Branch	Austro-Hungarian Army; Polish Legions ; Polish Army;
Service years	1914–1941
Rank	Brigadier general; Major general (posthumously)
Commands	Independent Operational Group Polesie
Conflicts	World War I; Polish–Soviet War; World War II Soviet Invasion of Poland Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów; ; German Invasion of Poland Battle of Kock; ; ;
Awards	Virtuti Militari

Franciszek Kleeberg (1 February 1888, in Tarnopol, Austria-Hungary – 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.