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Sac de farine provenant de l'aide américaine
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Sac de farine provenant de l'aide américaine
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Français : Georges Camion, né le 3 avril 1865 à Vivier-au-Court est directeur de l'usine Camion (quincaillerie principalement) située dans cette même commune des Ardennes. Il parle peu de la guerre, mais son petit-fils et contributeur Michel Lang, nous en a beaucoup parlé. Il nous a ainsi raconté que son grand-père a refusé d'évacuer pour rester avec ses ouvriers. Lorsque la production fut arrêtée suite à la réquisition de l'usine, Georges Camion s'est occupé du ravitaillement. Et en tant que président du Comité de Ravitaillement du district de Charleville (Ardennes), il a dû faire face à de nombreuses difficultés pour assurer l'organisation, le financement, la distribution des marchandises les plus courantes (pain, lait, pommes de terre). Il a souvent évoqué les difficultés liées au redémarrage de l'usine à la fin de la guerre, mais sans électricité et sans machines, le pari semblait impossible, et pourtant l'activité a été relancée. La famille Camion habite un château, où loge un état-major allemand, mais d'après Simone Camion, maman du contributeur et donc fille de Georges Camion, les Allemands ont été corrects. Elle se souvient même qu'un photographe alsacien les accompagnait (il était donc Allemand à l'époque), et qu'il aimait la France et les Français. Il leur a laissé en souvenir toutes les photographies prises lors de l'Occupation. Autre évocation, la venue de Georges Clémenceau à Charleville en novembre 1918. Invité à ses côtés, Georges Camion a précieusement conservé le fanion de la voiture ministérielle. La famille Camion ignore encore de quelle façon il a pu l'obtenir.
English: Georges Camion, born April 3, 1865 in Vivier-au-Court [France], is director of the Camion factory (mainly hardware) located in this same Ardennes commune. He talks little about the war, but his grandson and contributor Michel Lang told us a lot about it. He told us that his grandfather refused to evacuate to stay with his workers. When production was stopped following the requisition of the factory, Georges Camion took care of supplies. And as president of the Charleville District Supply Committee (Ardennes), he had to face many difficulties to ensure the organization, financing, distribution of the most common goods (bread, milk, potatoes). He often spoke of the difficulties linked to restarting the factory at the end of the war, but without electricity and without machines, the challenge seemed impossible, and yet activity was restarted. The Camion family lives in a castle, where a German staff is housed, but according to Simone Camion, mother of the contributor and therefore daughter of Georges Camion, the Germans were correct. She even remembers that an Alsatian photographer accompanied them (so he was German at the time), and that he loved France and the French. He left them as souvenirs all the photographs taken during the Occupation. Another evocation, the arrival of Georges Clémenceau in Charleville in November 1918. Invited at his side, Georges Camion carefully preserved the flag of the ministerial car. The Camion family still does not know how he was able to obtain it.
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English: Title translation-Sack of flour from American aid (eg. post-war 1918 food donation
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