illi ▁Her rm ann - R ies ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁S aar land ▁parliament ▁(" Land es rat "), ▁becoming ▁( after ▁Elisabeth ▁Hal la uer ) ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁- ▁and ▁as ▁matters ▁turned ▁out ▁the ▁last ▁- ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁bu il dup ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁refer endum ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁S aar land ▁she ▁campaign ed ▁against ▁reun ification ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁S aar land ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Germany , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁post - dem ocr atic ▁single - party ▁dict ator ship ▁since ▁the ▁Naz i ▁take over ▁two ▁years ▁earlier . ▁▁ ▁The ▁refer endum ▁result ▁never theless ▁over wh el ming ly ▁fav oured ▁a ▁return , ▁for ▁the ▁region , ▁to ▁its ▁pre - war ▁incorpor ation ▁into ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Germany : ▁ ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁was ▁illegal ▁in ▁Hitler ' s ▁Germany , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁she ▁fled ▁to ▁Paris . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁she ▁had ▁made ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁Moscow ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁reun ited ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁Germany . ▁▁ ▁Between ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁she ▁attended ▁the ▁Com intern ' s ▁International ▁Len in ▁School ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁identified ▁by ▁the ▁cover ▁name ▁ ▁" H ilde ▁Engel mann ".