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Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. Her father was Otto her mother was Edith, and she had one sister named Margot.
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Nazi party leader, Adolf Hitler becomes head of government of Germany, opening the first concentration camp by the Nazis in Dachau, Germany, also passing their anti-Jewish law, banning public employment of Jews. The Franks decide t leave Germany to avoid/escape Nazi persecution. The family stays with relatives in Aachen, Germany while Mr. Frank looks for a new home in Amsterdam.
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The German army invades and annexes Austria on March 12-13, September 29; The Munich Agreement, granting Germany the right to annex part of Czechslovakia, drafted and signed by representatives of France, Great Britain, Italy, and Germany. December 8; A friend; Albert Dussel, her name acually Fritz Pfeffer, flees Germany for the Netherlands.
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In March, Germany invades and occupies most of Czechslovakia, then on September first, Invades Poland; World War II begins. Two days later, France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
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In January, the "Final Solution" is secretly announced in a conference at Nazi officials, Europe's Jews are to be 'exterminated' or murdered. Construction of more of the death camps begins in Poland now and millions of people (Jews and non-Jews) will die in these camps. On June twelth, Anne receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday. July sixth, The Frank Family goes into hiding after Margot recieves an order to a labor camp in Germany. One week later, The Van Pels family joins them in hiding.
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August fourth, Nazi police raid Secret Annex, the occupants are sent to concentration camps. September: Mr. Van Pels dies in Auschwitz, December: Fritz Pfeffer dies in Neuengamme, June : Dday, allied forces land in Normandy in northern France, launch an invasion of western Europe.
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Anne's mother dies (Edith Frank) in Auschwitz. Otto Frank is freed three weeks later when Auschwitz is liberated by the Soviet army. Anne & Margot die in Bergen-Belsen a few weeks before British soldiers liberate the camp. Peter Van Pels dies Mauthausen Mrs. Van Pels dies in Theresienstadt. May eighth: The war in Europe ends with Germany's surrender to the Allies. September second: Japan surrenders afte
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Anne's diary, Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl is pubished in Amsterdam
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June 16: Anne's diary is published in the United States.
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May third: Otto Frank and others start Anne Frank Foundation
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Otto Franks ues former Hitler youth member, Lothar Stielau, for publsihing a school paper, stating that Anne Frank's diary is a forgery.