Franciszek Kleeberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franciszek Kleeberg

Polish general

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1888

Place of Birth: Ternopil, Tarnopol Voivodeship, Ukraine

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1941

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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 (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.