▁to ▁his ▁attitude ▁during ▁the ▁occupation ▁G entin ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁tried ▁by ▁the ▁A ube ▁court ▁of ▁justice . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁court ▁acqu itted ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁end ang ering ▁the ▁security ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁but ▁condem ned ▁him ▁to ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁national ▁de grad ation ▁for ▁collaboration . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁court ▁decision ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁administrator ▁and ▁political ▁director ▁of ▁a ▁newspaper ▁that ▁put ▁itself ▁at ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁enemy , ▁a ▁J ury ▁of ▁Honor ▁confirmed ▁his ▁in el ig ibility ▁for ▁public ▁office ▁caused ▁by ▁his ▁vote ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Fern and ▁G entin ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Re ims ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Grand ▁Est ▁Category : Rad ical ▁Party ▁( France ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : F rench ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Post s , ▁Te legraph s , ▁and ▁Tele ph ones ▁Category : F rench ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Health ▁Category : F rench ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Com merce ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th