Hans Coppi

Hans Coppi
Hans Coppi on the left. Taken in Velten in 1940
Born25 January 1916 (1916-01-25)
Berlin, German Empire
Died22 December 1942(1942-12-22) (aged 26)
Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
EducationSchulfarm Insel Scharfenberg
OccupationMachinist
SpouseHilde Coppi
ChildrenHans Coppi Jr.

Hans-Wedigo Robert Coppi (25 January 1916 – 22 December 1942) was a German resistance fighter against the Nazis. He was a member of a Berlin-based anti-fascist resistance group that was later called the Red Orchestra by the Gestapo.

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