▁with ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Leg ions ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁coming ▁from ▁T arn ów ▁and ▁its ▁area . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Imperial ▁Army ▁captured ▁T arn ów , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁until ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁( see ▁Gor lice – T arn ów ▁Off ensive ). ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁off ensive , ▁T arn ów ▁was ▁sh elled ▁by ▁German - A ust rian ▁heavy ▁art illery , ▁which ▁brought ▁destruction ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁districts . ▁ ▁Second ▁Polish ▁Republic ▁T arn ów ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Polish ▁cities ▁to ▁be ▁fre ed ▁during ▁the ▁reb irth ▁of ▁Poland ▁following ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁Polish ▁Leg ions ▁liber ated ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 3 0 – 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁Second ▁Polish ▁Republic , ▁T arn ów ▁belonged ▁to ▁Krak ów ▁Vo iv odes hip , ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁country ▁many ▁out standing ▁figures , ▁such ▁as ▁Francis zek ▁Latin ik ▁and ▁Win cent y ▁W itos . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁chemical ▁plant ▁was ▁initi ated ▁in ▁the ▁sub urban ▁village ▁of ▁Ś w ier cz ków ▁, ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁industrial ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Mo śc ice , ▁a ▁district ▁of ▁the