▁continued ▁production ▁of ▁lux ury ▁goods ▁to ▁ear n ▁money ▁for ▁import ▁of ▁arm aments . ▁After ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁France , ▁he ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁occup iers ▁as ▁administrator ▁and ▁political ▁director ▁of ▁a ▁newspaper . ▁He ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁public ▁office ▁after ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 1 9 3 2 ) ▁ ▁Fern and ▁G entin ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁in ▁Re ims , ▁Mar ne , ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁printer . ▁ ▁G entin ▁completed ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 . ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁printing ▁shop ▁for ▁a ▁period , ▁then ▁spent ▁ten ▁years ▁working ▁among ▁pe as ants ▁before ▁succeed ing ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁business . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Grande ▁Im pr imer ie ▁de ▁Tro yes . ▁G entin ▁became ▁vice ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁General ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁A ube . ▁ ▁National ▁politics ▁( 1 9 3 2 – 4 0 ) ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁G entin ▁ran ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁district ▁of ▁Tro yes , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁as ▁deput y ▁for ▁A ube ▁on ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁Republican ▁and ▁Rad ical ▁Social ist ▁list . ▁He ▁became ▁mayor ▁of ▁Is le - A um ont