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The Birth Of Anne Frank
Anne Frank is born in Frankfurt, Germany to parents Otto and Edith. -
The Frank Family Moves
The Frank family move to Holland to escape the growing persecution in Germany. -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
One month later, following an arson attack on the parliament building, Hitler introduces emergency laws that repress any political opponents. -
Dachau Concentration Camp
The first concentration camp in Germany opens, at Dachau, near Munich. -
Power to Hitler
The Enabling Act is passed by the Reichstag giving Hitler powers to rule by decree. -
Germany Invades Poland
Two days later, Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War Two begins. -
Germany Invades The Netherlands, Belgium and France.
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Annes Birthday
Anne receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday. -
The Secret Annex
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. -
Van Pels family Joins The Secrete 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). -
The 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. -
The Franks an the Pfeffers are transported to Auschwitz-Bikenau
The occupants of the annex are transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on the last train to leave Westerbork. -
Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp
Anne and her sister Margot are transported from Auschwitz-Birkenau to Bergen Belsen concentration camp. -
The End Of World War 2
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 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 Published
Anne'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.
