Original sentence: 1308-1454:   as part of the territory of the Teutonic Order (German).1454-1466:   Thirteen Years' War (German).1466-1793:   as part of Poland (German).1793-1805:   as part of Prussia (German).1807-1814:   as a free city (German).1815-1871:   as part of Prussia (German).1871-1918:   as part of Imperial Germany (German).1918-1939:   as a free city (German).1939-1945:   as part of Nazi Germany (German).1945–present: as part of Poland (Polish).997-1308:    as part of Poland (Polish).The Polish government held a sudden meeting of Polish high officials (including President Ignacy Mościcki,Minister of Foreign Affairs Józef Beck and Marshall of Poland Edward Rydz-Śmigły) decidedely rejected this outrageous demand.Throughout its long history Gdańsk/Danzig faced various periods of rule from different states before 1945 (in brackets the language of the majority of its inhabitants during that time):.World War II began in Danzig, with a bombardment of Polish positions at Westerplatte by the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein, and the landing of German infantry on the peninsula
Edited sentence: Even before Britain guaranteed Poland's independence in April 1939,the Poles were willing (January 1939) to fight if Germany violated Poland's rights in Gdańsk.The Polish government held a sudden meeting of Polish high officials (including President Ignacy Mościcki,Minister of Foreign Affairs Józef Beck and Marshall of Poland Edward Rydz-Śmigły) and very decidedely rejected this outrageous demand.World War II began in Gdańsk, with a bombardment of Polish positions at Westerplatte by the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein, and the landing of German infantry on the peninsula