1. Franciszek Kleeberg served in the Austro-Hungarian Army before joining the Polish Legions in World War I and following the Polish Independence later the Polish Army.
10 Facts About Franciszek Kleeberg
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Franciszek Kleeberg never lost a battle in the Invasion of Poland, although he was eventually forced to surrender after his forces ran out of ammunition.
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General Franciszek Kleeberg was born on 1 February 1888 in Tarnopol.
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Franciszek Kleeberg was of German and Swedish ancestry on his paternal side.
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Franciszek Kleeberg took part in the First World War, first in the Austro-Hungarian army, and after May 1915 as an officer in the Polish Legion.
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General Franciszek Kleeberg managed to organize a defence by withdrawing dispersed units from under the strike of the German forces, but found many of his units attacked by the Red army.
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Franciszek Kleeberg managed to gather remnants of the Polish forces destroyed in the east to Vistula and south-east to Narew into a new grouping, with which he tried to break through towards besieged Warsaw.
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On 5 October 1939 General Franciszek Kleeberg decided to surrender, as his forces were out of ammunition and food.
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General Franciszek Kleeberg was imprisoned in Oflag IV-B Koenigstein, where he lost his sight and became unable to walk.
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Franciszek Kleeberg died aged 53 in the camp hospital and was buried in Dresden.