![]() ![]() Otto was presented later with Anne’s writings, which were preserved by Miep Gies one of the Dutch citizens who had hidden the Franks. He was liberated from Auschwitz by Soviet forces on January 27, 1945. Only Anne's father, Otto, survived the war. Anne's mother, Edith died in Auschwitz in early January 1945. SS officials also selected Anne's parents for labor. Margot Frank died at the age of 19, also in February or March 1945. The Fate of the Frank Family: How and When Did Anne Frank Die?Īnne Frank died in February or March 1945, shortly before British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen on April 15, 1945. Although Anne Frank's death certificate documents her movement between camps, it does not include her tattoo ID number either.Īnne and her sister, Margot were transferred to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany in early November 1944. ![]() Records indicating their exact numbers have not been preserved. Like other Jews selected for labor, the women chosen from this transport, including Anne, Edith, and Margot, were tattooed with prisoner numbers. All of the Secret Annex residents were selected for forced labor. The transport arrived in Auschwitz two days later with 1,019 Jews on board. This was the last transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz. One month later, on September 3, 1944, SS and police authorities placed the Franks and the four others hiding with them on a train transport to Auschwitz-Birkenau in German-occupied Poland. The Gestapo sent the family to Westerbork transit camp on August 8. That day, an SS Sergeant ( Hauptscharführer) named Karl Silberbauer and two Dutch policemen arrested the Franks. But a more recent theory is that the Germans discovered the hiding place by chance, while investigating reports that illegal work and fraud with ration coupons were occurring at the house. It has been long thought that the authorities acted after being tipped off by an anonymous Dutch caller. On August 4, 1944, the German SS and police discovered the hiding place. ![]() What Happened to Anne Frank and Her Family? While in hiding, Anne kept a diary in which she recorded her fears, hopes, and experiences. Otto Frank's friends and colleagues, Johannes Kleiman, Victor Kugler, Johan Voskuijl, Bep Voskuijl, Jan Gies, and Miep Gies, had helped to prepare the hiding place and smuggled food and clothing to the Franks at great risk to their own lives. Anne referred to the hiding place in her diary as the Secret Annex. The apartment was located behind the business offices where Otto Frank had worked as company director. For two years, they lived in a secret apartment at 263 Prinsengracht Street. They were eventually joined by four other Jews as well-Hermann, Auguste, and Peter van Pels, and Fritz Pfeffer. These deportations and the escalating anti-Jewish measures alarmed many Jews in the Netherlands, including the Franks.ĭuring the first half of July 1942, Anne and her family went into hiding. The first deportation transport left Westerbork on July 15, 1942, for Auschwitz-Birkenau. They also decided to intern all non-Dutch Jews in Westerbork transit camp. From Westerbork, German officials deported the Jews to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Sobibor killing centers in German-occupied Poland. At this time, they required all Dutch Jews to be concentrated in Amsterdam. In early 1942, the Germans began preparations to deport Jews from the Netherlands to killing centers in the east. The fate of the Frank family and other Jews in Amsterdam was wrapped up with the German occupation of the city, which began in May 1940. The rest of the Frank family soon followed, with Anne being the last of the family to arrive in February 1934 after staying with her grandparents in Aachen. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, Otto Frank fled to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where he had business connections. Her parents were Otto and Edith Frank.įor the first 5 years of her life, Anne lived with her parents and older sister, Margot, in an apartment on the outskirts of Frankfurt. She was born Annelies Marie Frank on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Her documentation of this time is now published in The Diary of a Young Girl. ![]() Anne and her family went into hiding for two years to avoid Nazi persecution. Anne Frank was a German girl and Jewish victim of the Holocaust who is famous for keeping a diary of her experiences. ![]()
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