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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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  • 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. After the end of the war, Dior spent the remainder of her life working with flowers: first as a flower trader in Paris, then as a flower farmer in Provence for the production of fragrance. She was close to her brother, the well-known couturier Christian Dior. Launched in 1947, the perfume Miss Dior is often said to have been named after her by Christian. Catherine Dior helped preserve her brother's legacy after his death in 1957, and she became the honorary president of the from 1999 until her death in 2008, aged 90. (en)
  • Ginette Dior, dite Catherine Dior, née à Granville (Manche) le 2 août 1917 et morte le 17 juin 2008 à Grasse, est une résistante française. Elle est la fille de l’industriel Maurice Dior et de Madeleine Martin, et la sœur du grand couturier Christian Dior. (fr)
  • Ginette Dior (Granville, 2 de agosto de 1917 - Callian, 17 de junho de 2008), mais conhecida como Catherine Dior, foi uma integrante da Resistência Francesa durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Envolvida com a unidade de inteligência franco-polonesa F2 desde novembro de 1941, foi presa em Paris em julho de 1944 pela Gestapo, depois torturada e deportada para o campo de concentração de mulheres de Ravensbrück. Dior foi posteriormente forçada a trabalhar na prisão militar de Torgau, no campo satélite de Buchenwald em Abberode e, finalmente, em uma fábrica perto de Leipzig. Após sua libertação em abril de 1945, ela recebeu várias medalhas de honra por seus atos na Resistência, principalmente a Croix de Guerre, a Medalha do Rei pela Coragem na Causa da Liberdade e a Legião de Honra. Após o fim da guerra, Dior passou o resto de sua vida trabalhando com flores: primeiro como negociante de flores em Paris, depois como floricultora na Provença para a produção de fragrâncias. Ela era próxima do irmão, o conhecido estilista Christian Dior. Lançado em 1947, o perfume é frequentemente dito como tendo sido criado em sua homenagem por Christian. Catherine Dior ajudou a preservar o legado de seu irmão após sua morte em 1957, e se tornou a presidente honorária do Museu Christian-Dior de 1999 até sua morte em 2008, aos 90 anos. (pt)
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  • Ginette Dior, dite Catherine Dior, née à Granville (Manche) le 2 août 1917 et morte le 17 juin 2008 à Grasse, est une résistante française. Elle est la fille de l’industriel Maurice Dior et de Madeleine Martin, et la sœur du grand couturier Christian Dior. (fr)
  • 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. (en)
  • Ginette Dior (Granville, 2 de agosto de 1917 - Callian, 17 de junho de 2008), mais conhecida como Catherine Dior, foi uma integrante da Resistência Francesa durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Envolvida com a unidade de inteligência franco-polonesa F2 desde novembro de 1941, foi presa em Paris em julho de 1944 pela Gestapo, depois torturada e deportada para o campo de concentração de mulheres de Ravensbrück. Dior foi posteriormente forçada a trabalhar na prisão militar de Torgau, no campo satélite de Buchenwald em Abberode e, finalmente, em uma fábrica perto de Leipzig. Após sua libertação em abril de 1945, ela recebeu várias medalhas de honra por seus atos na Resistência, principalmente a Croix de Guerre, a Medalha do Rei pela Coragem na Causa da Liberdade e a Legião de Honra. (pt)
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