Background
Elli Hatschek, née Lotz, was born in Wetzlar, Germany.
Elli Hatschek, née Lotz, was born in Wetzlar, Germany.
Under heavy interrogation, he gave up the names of others in his group, who were then arrested. Though she was not heavily involved, she was charged with "undermining the morale of the military" and was sentenced to death. She was executed by the Nazis at Plötzensee Prison.
She was the second wife of Paul Hatschek, a Doctor of Philosophy and engineer of optical and film technology.
He was recruited by the Soviet Union"s military intelligence and tried to provide important information to the Soviets to assist them in expelling their Nazi invaders. Hatschek was told of her husband"s activities and she was supportive.
In 1943, the Gestapo observed Paul Hatschek meeting two parachutists. After investigating, the Gestapo arrested Hatschek on September 3, 1943, subjecting him to intensive interrogation that same day.
He named fellow Resistance fighters and two days later, the Gestapo arrested every person Hatschek had named.
Her husband"s daughter, Krista Lavíčková was also arrested. In November 1944, Elli Hatschek was charged with being connected with the European Union and with Wehrkraftzersetzung, a term that means "subversion of the military" and under the Nazis, was a crime that included undermining the war effort. She was convicted and sentenced to death.
She stayed at the women"s prison on Barnimstraße, where she was one of the 300 prisoners who were executed.
She was guillotined on December 8, 1944 at the Plötzensee Prison in Berlin. Her name is listed in the memorial book of Plötzensee victims.
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They lived in Berlin, where he was one of the leading members of the German Resistance group, the European Union and worked to bring about the downfall of the Third Reich. He was arrested in 1942 as a member of the Robert Uhrig Group and according to Robert Havemann, had been under Gestapo surveillance for years. After weeks of interrogation, sometimes brutal, they had over 40 members of the European Union.