The Life of Anne Frank

Anne Frank is Born

Jun 12, 1929

Anneleise (Anne) Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankford, Germany. Her parents were Otto and Edith Frank and she had one sister named Margot.

Moving Away

Jul 17, 1933

Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany and the first anti-Jewish laws are put into action. Otto Frank moves the family of four to the Netherlands to avoid such laws.

Invasion of a New Home

May 10, 1940

German Army invades the Netherlands.

Birthday Presents

Jun 12, 1942

Anne Frank received a diary for her 13th birthday.

HIding and Afraid

Jul 5, 1942

Margot gets a call-up notice to report for deportation to a forced-labor camp. The family goes into hiding the very next day.

Alliances Formed

Jul 13, 1942

The Franks and another family, the Van Pels, form a secret group called the Secret Annex.

Last Member

Nov 16, 1942

Fritz Pfeffer joined the Secret Annex. Being the eighth member, he was the last to join the group.

Taken

Aug 4, 1944

The residents of the Secret Annex are betrayed and arrested. They are taking to a police station in Amsterdam and eventually to Westerbork Transit Camp.

Separated

Sep 3, 1944

The eight prisioners are transported to Auschwitz and the last transport to ever leave Westerbork. The men are separated from the women.

Bye Mommy

Oct 26, 1944

Anne, Margot, and Mrs. Van Pels are transported to Bergen-Belson Consentration Camp, but Edith Frank remains at the subcamp at Auschwitz-Birkenua.

Young Death

Mar 17, 1945

Anne and Margot die at the Bergen-Belson Consentration Camp within days of each other. Anne was only fifteen.