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WW2 and Anne Frank
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Margot's Birthday
Margot was born on February 16, 1926 in Frankfurt, Germany. -
Anne's Birthday
Anne was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. She was the daughter of Edith and Otto Frank. -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor
In January 30, 1933 President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany. The anti-jewish laws are established and the Franks decide they have to go to the Netherlands. -
Netherlands Invasion
On May 10, 1940, Germany takes over the Netherlands where Anne and her family are staying. -
Anne's New Diary
Anne recieves her new diary that she named Kitty on June 12, 1942 for her 13th birthday present. It eventually becomes her best friend. -
Hiding
Anne's older sister, Margot, receives a call-up notice to report for deportation to a forced-labor camp. The family goes into hiding the next day. -
Another Family
The van Pels, another Jewish family originally from Germany, join the Franks in hiding. -
Final Person
Fritz Pfeffer, the eighth and final person of the Secret Annex, joins the Frank and Van Pels families. -
Caught
The people of the Secret Annex are betrayed and arrested. They are taken to a police station in Amsterdam and eventually to camps. -
To the Camps
The eight prisoners are transported in a sealed cattle car to Auschwitz. At Auschwitz, the men are separated from the women. -
The End of Edith Frank
Edith Frank dies at the camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. -
Otto is Liberated
Otto Frank is liberated from Auschwitz by the Russian army. He makes his way back to Amsterdam. -
Margot and Anne Die
By the end of March, 1945, both Anne and Margot were dead. Many diseases spreading around the camps caused deaths and Typhus was the disease that Anne and Margot died of. They only died weeks between eachother.
