Franciszek Kleeberg

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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: 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.

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