▁Heinrich ▁Met ten me yer ▁wrote ▁that ▁German - app oint ed ▁teachers ▁were ▁treated ▁with ▁highest ▁dis d ain ▁by ▁Polish ▁children ▁and ▁their ▁parents ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Vers a illes ▁T cz ew ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁Polish ▁Cor rid or ▁and ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁re - est ab lished ▁Polish ▁state . ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Polish ▁General ▁Jó zef ▁Hall er ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁with ▁his ▁troops . ▁The ▁town ▁became ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁cultural ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁minor ity ▁in ▁Poland , ▁a ▁German - language ▁school ▁and ▁a ▁the ater ▁was ▁founded . ▁The ▁regional ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Parliament ▁represented ▁the ▁German ▁minor ity . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Inter war ▁period , ▁T cz ew ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁mar itime ▁a cademy ▁( S z ko ła ▁Mor ska ) ▁which ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁G d yn ia . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁website , ▁T cz ew ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁when ▁German ▁bom bers ▁attacked ▁Polish ▁sa pper ▁install ations ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁bridge ▁from ▁being ▁blow n ▁up ▁at ▁ 0 4 : 3 4 ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁( the ▁shell ing ▁of ▁West er pl atte ▁comm enced ▁at ▁ 0 4 : 4 5 ). ▁During