Soldier, rider, Olympian. The last Polish commander of a Detached Unit during World War II. He died with a gun in his hand.
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He was born on June 22, 1897 in Jasło.
Knight of the Order of Virtuti Militari - twice, of the Cross of Valor - four times. The Cross of the Lwów Eaglets and the Eastern Cross.
Major Henry ps. "Hubal" Dobrzański was the last Polish commander of the Detached Unit during World War II.
Starting on the horse Mumm Extra-Dry, together with Kazimierz Szosland (Cezar), Karol Rómmel (Rewecliff) and Adam Królikiewicz (Picador), he wins the first Nations Cup for Poland, Nice 1925.
In the same year, in the Olimpia sports palace in London, in the Nations Cup competition, he was the only competitor to complete the parcours twice, flawlessly.
This feat was accomplished on the horse Fagas lent by Lt. Leon Kon. born 1912, bay coat, 162 cm at the withers. German origin. Until 1923, it was the service horse of successive commanders of the 16th Regiment of Greater Poland Lancers. He participated in frontline operations during the Polish-Bolshevik war.
For this feat, he received from the Prince of Wales a golden cigarette case engraved with the inscription: "The best individual score of officers of all nations(click to read more).
The lost defensive war did not make him give up the fight for Poland. When he heard about the fall of Warsaw, he said:
(…) I will not lay down my arms, I will not take off my uniform… so help me God!".
Read the article about Henryk Dobrzański's favorite horses on pcbj.pl:
Hubal. Major not only on a gray horse – Following Hubal, Ewa Pawlus
Below you will find links to related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library.
Entry updated: 29.02.2024/XNUMX/XNUMX
Henryk Dobrzanski he died with a gun in his hand on April 30, 1940 near Anielin. The grave with the remains of Maj. Dobrzański.
Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:
Click on the links below to access related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library (will open in a new tab):
Publications
“Major Dobrzański – 'Beautiful Henio'” (2023) – Ewa Pawlus
“Henryk Dobrzański and his stay in the Krubki estate near Warsaw” (2022) – Ewa Pawlus
“The last horse of Major Dobrzański” (2022) – Ewa Pawlus
“In the footsteps of Major Henryk Dobrzański Hubal. Last days." [fragments] (2022) – Jacek Lombarski
“Okay – history since 1402” (2021) – Robert Antoń
“The Dobrzański Family” (2021) – Robert Antoń
“Hubal Dobrzańscy” (2021) – Robert Antoń
“Biography of Major Hubal” (2021) – Andrzej Dyszyński
“Henryk Dobrzański – jockey, equestrian representative of Poland” (2021) – Ewa Pawlus
“Major Hubal – Facts, legends and myths – volume II” [fragments] (2021) – Jacek Lombarski
“Hubal. Major not only on a gray horse” (2020) – Ewa Pawlus
“Major Hubal – Facts, legends and myths – volume I” [fragments] (2020) – Jacek Lombarski
“Polish Olympic riders of the interwar period, part II” (2019) – Hanna Łysakowska
“Polish Olympic riders of the interwar period, part I” (2018) – Hanna Łysakowska
“Henryk Dobrzański-Hubal” (2012) – Witold Danish
“Riders-Olympians of the Second Polish Republic” (2012) – Renata Urban
“Major Hubal: legends and myths” fragments (2011) – Jacek Lombarski
"Krasnica" (2002) - Roman Pankiewicz
"Olympic Riders" (2000) - Hanna Łysakowska
“History of horse riding, part XII” (1992) – Witold Domański
“History of horse riding, part IX” (1991) – Witold Domański
“History of horse riding, part VIII” (1991) – Witold Domański
“Poles in the Nations Cup, 1923-1982” (1982) – Witold Domański
“Equestrian sport in horse arms of the Second Polish Republic” (1974) – Zygmunt Bielecki
"The Prince of Wales's Golden Cigarette Case" (1959) - Adam Królikiewicz
links
“Henryk Dobrzański. On horseback and in uniform” [link] (2021) – Athletes for independence
“Athletes on the front” [link] – Karolina Apiecionek
Movies
Anniversary of Maj. Hubala in Krubki (2022) | MOVIE
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