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Birth of Anne Frank
Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Anne was a young girl who would change the way future generations would view World War II with her beautiful wirtings that she kept in her diary during that war. -
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The Life of Anne Frank
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The Frank Family moves to Amsterdam
Anne Frank's family left Germany for Holland, like many Jews, to escape Nazi Germany. -
Hitler Comes to Power
Adolf Hitler is most remembered for torturing the Jews in World War II. Adolf Hitler was also the dictator who ruled the Nazis. -
The German Invasion
The Frank family moved to the Netherlands, hoping to be safer. At the same time, Hitler had taken over Germany, and life was not getting any easier for the Jews. -
The Escape
Margot Frank, Anne's older sister, received a papers calling her up to report for work. Anne's father, Otto Frank, knew it was time for the family to go into hiding. -
The Arrest
After being in hiding for two years, all of the people in hiding were taken to concentration camps. -
Anne Frank's Death
Anne and her family had been separated in different concentration camps. Edith Frank, Anne's mother, and her sister, Margot, had died in their concentration camps. A few days after Margot's death, Anne died of typhus in Bergen-Belson. Anne was only fifteen years old. -
The War Ends
The war is over, and the Germans have surrendered. -
Adolf Hitler Dies
Adolf Hitler commited suicide in Berlin. -
Otto Frank Returns
After the war had ended, the remaining refugees were allowed to go back home. Otto Frank, being the only survivor, returned to Amsterdam only to find out that his wife and two daughters had died while in the concentration camp. -
The Diary is Published
Otto Frank was the only survivor of his family after the war. When he found out his daughters, Anne and Margot, had died, he knew Anne wanted her diary to be published as a book. That is precisely what he did. To this day, Anne's diary has received worldwide success and has touched the hearts of many people around the world.
