▁should ▁not ▁give ▁up ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁civil ian ▁products ▁for ▁export ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁an ▁ex agger ated ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁arm aments . ▁ ▁V ich y ▁France ▁and ▁after math ▁( 1 9 4 0 – 4 6 ) ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁France , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁G entin ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁grant ing ▁the ▁constitution al ▁powers ▁requested ▁by ▁Marsh al ▁Philippe ▁P ét ain . ▁G entin ▁was ▁retained ▁by ▁the ▁V ich y ▁government ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Is le - A um ont ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁of ▁France , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁run ▁his ▁printing ▁house . ▁He ▁also ▁admin ister ed ▁and ▁gave ▁political ▁direction ▁to ▁Le ▁Pet it ▁T roy en . ▁He ▁submitted ▁to ▁German ▁dem ands ▁that ▁he ▁publish ▁their ▁commun iqu és , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁paper ▁follow ▁their ▁approved ▁line . ▁The ▁paper ▁was ▁later ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁clearly ▁collaboration ist ▁organ , ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁any ▁Paris ▁daily ". ▁His ▁mot ives ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁as ▁much ▁financial ▁as ▁ide ological . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁at ▁his ▁trial , ▁" M . ▁G entin ▁derived ▁from ▁his ▁functions ▁as ▁political ▁director ▁substantial ▁pec uni ary ▁advantages , ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁man eu ver ed ▁as ▁administrator ▁to ▁profit ▁from ▁the ▁particular ▁conditions ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁occupation . ▁This ▁was ▁how ▁he ▁increased ▁his ▁financial ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁capital ." ▁ ▁Due