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==Death and legacy==
On 30 April 1940 his staff quarters, in a ravine near the village of [[Anielin, Opoczno County|Anielin]] (near [[Opoczno]]), were ambushed. During the battle Dobrzański and one his men were killed. The Germans desecrated his body and put it on public view in the local villages.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Nigdy nie zdjął munduru. 80 lat temu zginął Hubal - Muzeum Historii Polski |url=http://muzhp.pl/pl/c/2227/nigdy-nie-zdjal-munduru-80-lat-temu-zginal-hubal |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=muzhp.pl |language=pl}}</ref> They then transported it to [[Tomaszów Mazowiecki]] and either burnt it or buried it in an unknown location.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Ksyta |first=Łukasz |date=19 August 2022 |title=major Hubal - Henryk Dobrzański - POSZUKIWANIA GROBU MAJORA HUBALA |url=https://majorhubal.pl/index.php?d=strona_aktualnosci_pokaz&id=397 |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=majorhubal.pl |language=en-US}}</ref> The remnants of the "Detached Unit of the Polish Army" continued the struggle until 25 June 1940, when it was disbanded.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=80 lat temu poległ mjr Henryk Dobrzański "Hubal" |url=https://dzieje.pl/wiadomosci/80-lat-temu-polegl-mjr-henryk-dobrzanski-hubal |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=dzieje.pl |language=pl}}</ref> The exact place of Hubal's burial remains uncertain to this day, despite efforts to locate it.<ref name=":6" />
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]]..<ref name=":1" />
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