Detached Unit of the Polish Army

[4] Paul Latawski writes that the unit's exploits had "some large successes against the German security forces" but led to "brutal reprisals" against local civilians.

[2][6][6] Around late October, his unit size had however decreased to a few dozen soldiers, as few as eleven according to one account, as some were dispatched on detached duty and many left, not willing to continue to fight.

The partisans were generally welcomed and supported by the local populace, and in fact Hubal had to decline a number of volunteers whom he concluded he could not train or feed.

[7] The unit operated in Kielce and Radom regions (including the Holy Cross Mountains and local forests) and had "some successes against the German security forces".

At first, it received tacit approval from the fledging leadership of the Service for Poland's Victory (later the Union of Armed Struggle), the first umbrella organization for Polish resistance.

[1] Exploits of Dobrzański and his unit became a legend, and "Hubal" became the best known Polish partisan leader of the early war period.

[2][11][3] (Several similar units operated in the eastern regions of Poland invaded and occupied by the Soviets and fought against the Red Army, but their history is not as well known).

[15] Hubal has been described as Poland's last "Romantic Hero" and compared to figures such as Robin Hood, William Tell, Till Eulenspiegel and Davy Crockett.