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Anne Frank was born
Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt am Main. Germany to Otto Frank and Edith Holländer. Margot Frank (1926–1945) was older her sister -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
anti-Jewish laws are established -
New Job
Otto Frank begins working at the Opekta Worksand finds an apartment on the Merwedeplein (Merwede Square) in Amsterdam. -
Montessori School
Anne Frank enrols in a Montessori school in Amsterdam. -
First Diary
Anne receives an autograph book from her father for her birthday and Anne Frank decides to use it as a diary -
Annex
The Frank family go into hiding in Amsterdam because of Margot's deportation order. Otto Frank leaves a note hinting that the family were going to Switzerland and they behave as if they are going on a journey. The Diary of Anne Frank records that she has to leave behind her cat called Moortje. The Frank family move into rooms above and behind the company's premises in a street along one of Amsterdam's canals. Some trusted employees of Otto Frank offer to help them. The Dutch word for the rear pa -
Gestapo
The 'secret annex' was stormed by the German Security Police following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified. All of the residents of the annex are arrested and taken to the Gestapo headquarters where they were interrogated and held overnight. -
Anne Concentration Camp
Anne and Margot are transported to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. -
Death to mother Edith
Anne's mother, Edith Frank dies of starvation at Auschwitz -
Anne Dies
Anne dies of typhus in Bergen-Belsen. The camp was liberated by British troops on April 15
