The Detached Unit of the Polish Army or Separated Unit of the Polish Army was one of the first Polish partisan units of World War II. It operated in Poland's Kielce region and Holy Cross Mountains and
Hubal with his soldiers, winter of 1939/1940
Christmas tree and monument in a location where Hubal Unit celebrated their Christmas Eve in 1939
Holy Cross Mountains Brigade
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The Holy Cross Mountains Brigade was a controversial tactical unit of the Polish National Armed Forces established on 11 August 1944. It did not obey orders to merge with the Home Army in 1944 and was
Detached Unit of the Polish Army
…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. Holy Cross Mountains Brigade - another partisan unit operating in the same regions few years later Independent Operational Group Polesie - the regular unit of Polish Army recognized…
Soldiers of the Holy Cross Mountains Brigade in parade (1945)
Holy Cross Mountains Brigade cap badge
Soldiers of the Holy Cross Mountains Brigade and a group of freed female prisoners from the camp in Holýšov
The 25th Polish Auxiliary Guard cap badge. After the end of World War II, the Holy Cross Mountains Brigade became the 25th Polish Auxiliary Guard Company of the United States Army in occupied Germany.