Lindner was born on 3 November 1920 to a German father and Czech mother in Bohosudov,
Czechoslovakia (now part of
Krupka in the
Czech Republic). She joined the
Socialist Youth of Germany – Falcons at a young age. Lindner and her family opposed the
Sudeten German Party. During the
German occupation of Czechoslovakia Lindner lived in
Prague and
Dresden but returned in 1941 to her family. She worked as salesclerk in
Teplice. Lindner was a founding member of the
Lindenbrüder Hohenstein climbing club, which served as a cover for illegal anti-Nazi activities. Herta Lindner and her father were arrested by the
SS on 27 November 1941 for their political activities. They were held in
Most and later brought to
Berlin, where Herta was sentenced to death for
high treason in November 1942. She was executed at
Plötzensee Prison on 29 March 1943. Her father was executed two weeks later. == References ==