Catherine Dior

(1917-2008)

French resistance fighter

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Ginette Dior (2 August 1917 – 17 June 2008), better known as Catherine Dior, was a French Resistance fighter during World War II. Involved with the Franco-Polish intelligence unit F2 from November 1941, she was arrested in Paris in July 1944 by the Gestapo, then tortured and deported to the Ravensbrück women concentration camp. Dior was subsequently forced to work in the Torgau military prison, in the Buchenwald's satellite camp of Abberode, and finally in a factory near Leipzig. After her release in April 1945, she was awarded several medals of honour for her acts in the Resistance, most notably the Croix de Guerre, the King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom, and the Legion of Honour.

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Born	2 August 1917 Granville, Manche, France
Died	17 June 2008 (aged 90) Callian, Var, France
Zodiac	Leo
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Maurice Dior · Father · 1872-1946 · French industrialist edit info

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Madeleine Dior · Mother · 1879-1931 · Mother of Christian Dior edit info

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