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Birth of Anne
Wiki on Anne FrankAnne (Annelies Marie) Frank is born in Frankfurt, Germany to parents Otto and Edith. -
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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
Love Hate and PropagandaAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. One month later, following an arson attack on the parliament building (Reichstag), Hitler introduces emergency laws that repress any political opponents. -
The first concentration camp in Germany opens,
at Dachau, near Munich. -
The Enabling Act is passed
Love Hate and Propagandaby the Reichstag giving Hitler powers to rule by decree. -
The Frank family move to Holland
to escape the growing persecution in Germany. -
Should we accept the Jewish refugees?
The United States and 32 other countries meet to discuss the growing Jewish refugee crisis but no country offers to take in Jewish refugees -
Kristallnacht- The Night of Broken Glass
Night of Broken GlassKristallnacht- The Night of Broken Glass when German citizens loot and burn 7000 Jewish businesses, homes, and synagogues. 30,000 Jews are arrested and sent to concentration camps -
Germany Invades Poland in defiance
Holocaust MuseumGermany invades Poland in defiance of an Anglo-French ultimatum. Two days later, Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War Two begins. -
Britain, France, Austria and New Zealand declare War on Germany starting World War 2
War Timeline Britain, France, Austria and New Zealand declare War on Germany starting World War 2 -
Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
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Jews are forbidden access to movie theaters or use public
Dutch Jews are forbidden access to movie theaters or use public transport preventing Anne Frank from enjoying her favorite pastime -
All Dutch Jews are forced to wear yellow stars.
Jewish StartAll Dutch Jews are forced to wear yellow stars. -
Anne receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
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Margot Frank receives a call-up notice from the Nazis
Margot Frank receives a call-up notice from the Nazis to return to Germany to work in a labour camp. The next day, the Frank family go into hiding in the Secret Annex above Otto's offices. They are joined by the Van Pels family one week later (Anne gave the Van Pels family the pseudonym Van Daan in her diary). -
Fritz Pfeffer joins the Franks and the Van Pelses in hiding in the Secret Annex
Dentist Fritz Pfeffer joins the Franks and the Van Pelses in hiding in the Secret Annex (Anne gave Fritz Pfeffer the pseudonym Albert Dussel in her diary). -
Annex is Raided
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. -
Annex Occupants transported to Auschwitz
The occupants of the annex are transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on the last train to leave Westerbork. -
Anne and Margot are transported to concentration camp.
Anne and Margot are transported to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. -
Edith Frank dies of starvation in Auschwitz.
Edith Frank dies of starvation in Auschwitz. -
Auschwitz is liberated
Auschwitz Auschwitz is liberated. Otto Frank is the only survivor from the annex. -
Anne Frank dies of typhus in Bergen-Belson
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Margot Frank dies of typhus in Bergen-Belson
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Hittler commis suicide
Hitler commits suicide as Soviet troops close in on his bunker in Berlin. Eight days later, Germany surrenders to end World War Two in Europe. -
Otto Frank goes back home
Continuing Otto's StoryOtto Frank was the only occupant of the Secret Annex to survive. Miep Gies saved Anne's diary following the raid on the annex and returned it, unread, to Otto after the war. -
Anne's diary is published
Anne Frank MuseumAnne's diary is first published in Dutch. It has now been translated into 50 languages and is one of the world's most popular books.
