the Rugier after 1944

"And after the strange war (1939-40)It was then a strange army, known as armistice. It was in a free zone - a demarcation line indicated the German advance and divided France in the east-west direction. Bourg-en-Bresse (Grandfather was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1942). We stayed there from 1940 to 1945.
When the Americans landed in North Africa (7-11-42), the Armistice army was made prisoner ready to leave on prepared trains (11-11-42). After 4 days of negotiations, Marshal Pétain obtained their release. It was then more than ever a strange army whose officers were relegated to secondary roles (social service etc.).
Liberation (September 44) did not accept those soldiers who had not been on the side of the winners. (early March 45) by the Marshal of Lattre de Tassigny - who was of the same promotion of the school of war - to finish the liberation of France (Strasbourg, then Germany) as liaison officer and then organiser of a camp of deportees of all nationalities, finally in occupation at Rockenhausen in the Palatinate (where we spent a holiday in -Spring 46), he was released from the army (autumn 46) at the "Resistant" Purification Commission.
We were 16 and 17 years old and 52 years old, after one year of unemployment (School year 46-47) where we lived Seals, He was also a mother of my mother, and he took on another profession because this was a housing situation, and life was very difficult at this time of shortage and restriction, as steward or rather "economist" at the National School of Horticulture (6 Hardy Street in Versailles), at the location of the King's former vegetable garden, La Quintinie. He was not made for it. He was bored and happy to retire (1958) In Versailles, 53 rue du Mar. Foch. His two daughters were married.

My parents traveled, and Dampierre (Until then In a division between Marguerite MAILLET and her sister Jeanne THIRION) with Tandree and they organized this old family house.
Your grandfather died of cancer at the age of 82, and had been living in his home for many years without the doctors having diagnosed him. Chalons s/Marne. He was buried with the Champenois lineage at the cemetery of Dampierre-le-Château on June 25, 1974."

Visiting card

Grania around 1951

Grania around 1955

Grania around 1962

A map of Grannie in Tandree

A map of Grannie to Mom, writing on behalf of their common grandson Frédéric, circa 1957 or 58

Granie's passport was visited with Grand Father in September 1966

University map of Granie, around 1970 or 80

Granie, circa 1970

around 1970, in Dampierre

Odile Gauvin and his brothers, friends of the Rougier