Anne Frank

June 12, 1929

Jun 12, 1929

Anneliese Marie, or Anne, is born in Frankfurt, Germany.

Hitler rises to power

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. The first anti-Jewish laws are established. The Franks decide that the family must move to the Netherlands.

German Invasion

May 10, 1940

The German army invades the Netherlands.

Anne's 13'th birthday

Jun 12, 1942

Anne receives a diary for her 13th birthday

Margot Gets Called

Jul 5, 1942

Anne's older sister, Margot, receives a call-up notice to report for deportation to a forced-labor camp.

Hiding

Jul 6, 1942

The Frank family goes into hiding the day after Margot Frank was called up

Van Dans join Franks

Jul 13, 1942

The van Pels, another Jewish family originally from Germany, join the Franks in hiding.

Fritz Pfeffer joins

Nov 16, 1942

Fritz Pfeffer, the eighth and final resident of the Secret Annex, joins the Frank and van Pels families.

Caught Hiding

Aug 4, 1944

The annex is raided by the security police following an anonymous tip-off. All occupants and two helpers are arrested and sent to Westerbork transit camp.

Transfered to concentration camps

Sep 3, 1944

The eight prisoners are transported in a sealed cattle car to Auschwitz on the last transport ever to leave Westerbork. At Auschwitz, the men are separated from the women.

Anne and Marogot are transfered

Oct 14, 1944

Anne, Margot, and Mrs. van Pels are transported to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Edith Frank remains in the women's subcamp at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Death of Mrs. Frank

Jan 6, 1945

Edith Frank dies at Auschwitz-Birkenau

Mr. Frank is released

Jan 27, 1945

Otto Frank is liberated from Auschwitz by the Russian army. He is taken first to Odessa and then to France before he is allowed to make his way back to Amsterdam.

Margot Frank Dies

Mar 9, 1945

Margot Frank dies days before Anne

Death Of Anne

Mar 31, 1945

Anne and Margot Frank die at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp within days of each other

Otto Frank gets home

Jun 3, 1945

Otto Frank arrives in Amsterdam, where he is reunited with Miep and Jan Gies. He knows his wife has died, but he does not know that his daughters have died too.

Mr. Frank gets the diary

Oct 24, 1945

Otto Frank receives a letter informing him that his daughters died at Bergen-Belsen. Miep gives Anne's diary to Otto. She found and hid the diary after the Franks' arrest and had been hoping to return it to Anne.