number of German units in ambushes. The German authorities responded with reprisals against the civil population, burning several villages and killing an estimated 1200 civilians in what is known in the Polish historiography as the . Due to these reprisals local sentiment turned against Hubal's unit, and the newly formed ZWZ became concerned that this would inhibit their ability to recruit. The ZWZ and the Government Delegate's Office at Home ordered Hubal to disband his unit. He refused to do so. Death and legacy On 30 April 1940 his staff quarters, in a ravine near the village of Anielin (near Opoczno), were ambushed. In an unequal battle Dobrzański and one his men were killed. The Germans desecrated his body and put it on public view in the local villages. They then transported it to Tomaszów Mazowiecki and either burnt it or buried it in an unknown location. The remnants of the "Detached Unit of the Polish Army" continued the struggle until 25 June 1940, when it was disbanded. The exact place of Hubal's burial remains uncertain to this day, despite efforts to locate it. Hubal and his unit have been a subject of a number of literary works, including Melchior Wańkowicz's Hubalczycy as early as 1946. 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.. In 1949 Dobrzański's son, Ludwik, emigrated to England and became a property developer. He died on 15 December 1990 in Bedford. In 1966 Henryk Dobrzański was posthumously awarded the Golden Cross of the Virtuti Militari and promoted to Colonel. Currently almost 200 organisations and institutions bear his name, including 82 Scouting groups, 31 schools and several military units. There are streets named after him in almost every Polish city. In 1973 the film Hubal, based on his resistance campaign, was released. The pseudonym "Hubal" comes from his family coat of arms. Decorations Military decorations awarded to Henyrk Dobrzański include: Order Virtuti Militari Golden Cross (posthumously in 1966) Order Virtuti Militari Silver Cross Cross of Independence Cross of Valour 4 times Medal Decade of regained Independence Commemorative Medal for War of 1918-1921 See also Polish contribution to World War II Polish Secret State List of guerrillas References Citations Bibliography Mazower, Mark Hitler's Empire: Nazi Rule in Occupied Europe London, England, Penguine Books (2008). Further reading Melchior Wankowicz: Hubalczycy, Warsaw, 1970; Marek