General Franciszek Kleeberg

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General Franciszek Kleeberg was a Polish military commander best known for leading one of the final organized Polish defenses against the German invasion in 1939.

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General Franciszek Kleeberg canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish general
human
awardReceived Cross of Valour (Poland)
Order of Polonia Restituta
Virtuti Militari
burialPlace Poland
capturedBy German forces in 1939
causeOfDeath heart failure
commanded Independent Operational Group Polesie
Polish forces at the Battle of Kock (1939)
countryOfCitizenship Poland
dateOfBirth 1888-02-01
dateOfDeath 1941-04-05
educatedAt Austro-Hungarian military schools
Theresian Military Academy
era Interwar period
World War II
ethnicGroup Poles
familyName Kleeberg
givenName Franciszek
hasCause Polish independence
knownFor leading one of the last organized Polish defenses in 1939
languageSpoken German
Polish
militaryBranch Polish Army
militaryConflict defense against German invasion of Poland
militaryRank general
nativeLanguage Polish
notableEvent Battle of Kock (1939)
Invasion of Poland
notableFor refusing to capitulate until surrounded and out of supplies in 1939
notableWork command of Independent Operational Group Polesie
occupation military officer
participantIn Invasion of Poland
Polish–Soviet War
World War I
placeOfBirth Austro-Hungarian Empire
Tarnopol
placeOfDeath Nazi Germany
Oflag POW camps
surface form: Woldenberg Oflag II C
placeOfDetention Oflag POW camps
surface form: Oflag II C Woldenberg
residence Poland
Warsaw
role commander of Independent Operational Group Polesie
servedIn Austro-Hungarian Army
Polish Army
surface form: Polish Army (Second Polish Republic)

Polish Legions
sexOrGender male

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Battle of Kock (1939) polishCommander General Franciszek Kleeberg
Independent Operational Group Polesie commander General Franciszek Kleeberg
Battle of Kock PolishCommander General Franciszek Kleeberg