Hilde Coppi Member of the Resistance movement during World War II Date of Birth: 30.05.1909 Country: Germany

Hilda Coppi's Biography

Hilda Coppi (formerly known as Hilde Rake) was born in a suburb of Berlin, Germany. Her mother owned a small shop selling leather goods. After completing vocational school, she worked as an assistant language teacher until 1939. During the early 1930s, Hilda became involved with the Communist Party of Germany and it was through this association that she met her future husband, Hans, an active member of the Resistance movement in Germany.

During World War II, Hilda secretly listened to Soviet radio broadcasts, which revealed the names of prisoners of war. She then contacted their families and convinced them that the German propaganda, claiming that the Soviet army was killing prisoners on the battlefield and not taking any captives, was deceiving the Germans and fueling the conflict.

Hilda, along with her husband Hans, was a member of the Red Orchestra, an organization involved in the Resistance movement during World War II. They were both sentenced to death for their anti-fascist activities.

On September 12, 1942, Hilda and Hans, who was pregnant at the time, were arrested in Poland and charged with anti-government activities. In December, Hans was executed in prison. Hilda, on the other hand, gave birth to their son, Hans Jr., in a women's prison in Berlin. The execution of Hilda's sentence was postponed for several months, but attempts to appeal and mitigate the sentence were unsuccessful as Adolf Hitler adamantly refused to sign the order.

On August 5, 1943, Hilda was executed in Plötzensee Prison, a women's prison in Berlin.