André Garczynski (1888-1944)
Garczynski Traploir
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André Garczynski's family was originally from Poland and settled in France in the Sarthe region during the Napoleonic wars. Garczynski studied at the Electricity Institute of Grenoble. In 1919, he founded a company with Gaston Traploir. Garczynski was an automobile lover. He was also very interested in social issues and was actively involved in the creation of Caisses d'Assurances Sociales, ancestor of the French public health insurance system. In 1940 he stayed behind in Le Mans to look after his company. He was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and deported to Buchenwald, where he died a year later.