“I am 78 years old and I am retracing my life. “This is how the Messin Jean-Paul Tritz, born in Toulouse in 1943” because of the war “, motivates his request to the Republican Lorrain from Forbach. While digging into his past, he came across a photo of him as a child, posing alongside other children. “I’m the one sitting furthest to the left in the photo. It was taken in the 1950s in Merlebach but I don’t remember which youth movement it was, ”he says.
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Near the church ?
Jean-Paul Tritz lived in Merlebach from 1947 to 1956 following the transfer of his policeman father from Nancy. “It was the glorious days of the HBL, when the city was very lively with many associations,” he recalls. He thinks that the dress style of the boys in the photo, uniform and kepi, is linked to his father’s profession. “I would like to know what youth movement it was, and possibly when this photo dates. I think I remember the photo was taken near the church in Merlebach. At the time, this land was fallow. If anyone could tell me more, I would be delighted. “
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