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Nazi Occupation
Nazi Germany invaded Poland.
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Netherlands Invasion
May 10th, 1940, the German army invaded the Netherlands. After just a few days of fighting, the Dutch surrendered on May 15th, 1940. That day was marked as the beginning of the Netherlands Invasion.
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Anne's birthday
On Anne's 13th birthday her parents gave her a red diary. The first thing she wrote was to her imaginary friend named, Kitty. It said "I hope I will be able to confide in everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of confort and support."
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The Annex
July 5th, 1942, Margot had recieved an official summons for her to report to a Nazi work camp in Germany. The day after that their family went into hiding in the back of Otto's company building located at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam.
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The van Pels'
Just about a week after the Franks had gone into hiding, they were joined by Otto's business associate Hermann van Pels along with his son, Peter, and wife, Auguste.
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Company
The Franks and Van Pels were joined by Fritz Pfeffer, and Miep Gies' a Jewish Dentist
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Captured
After hiding in the annex for 2 years, on August 4th, 1944, a German police officer along with 4 Dutch Nazis found everyone hiding in the annex, and arrested them. They were betrayed by someone who still remains unknown today.
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Camp Westerbork
The ones living in the annex were then transported to Camp Westerbork, which is a concentration camp in the northeastern Netherlands. They made it there on August 8th, 1944.
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Auschwitz
The Frank's were transported to Auschwitz death camp in the middle of the night. When they arrived the women and men were seperated, that was the last time Otto got to see his wife and daughters.
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Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp
After working for months, Anne & Margot were transported to the Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp in the winter. They were low on food, and the disease there was terrible. Both Anne and her sister came down with Typhus, and died within days of each other. Anne was 15 years old when she died.
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