Frank family

The Frank Family Timeline

By Kyle J. Duncan

  • Anne Frank's Birthday

    Anne Frank's Birthday
    Overview and BackgroundOn June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany Anne Frank was born to Otto and Edith Frank.

  • To the Netherlands

    To the Netherlands
    After Hitler gains power over Germany Otto Frank decides to move him and his family to the Netherlands in the summer of 1933.

  • The Diary

    The Diary
    Anne recieves her diary, Kitty on her 13th birthday.

  • Margot's Call-Up

    Margot's Call-Up
    Margot Frank is called for depoartation to a "Labor Camp".

  • Into Hiding

    Into Hiding
    The Franks go into hiding in Amsterdam because of Margot's deportation call-up.Otto Frank leaves a note hinting that him and his family were going to Switzerland.

  • The Van Pels

    The Van Pels
    Hermann, Auguste and 16-year-old Peter van Pels, join the Frank family in hiding.

  • Fritz Pfeffer

    Fritz Pfeffer
    Fritz Pfeffer, the eighth and final memeber of the group joins the Franks and Van Pels in hiding.

  • The Last Entry

    The Last Entry
    On August 1, 1944 Anne Frank wrote in her diary for the last time.

  • Betrayed

    Betrayed
    The "Secret Annex" was stormed by the German Security Police following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified.

  • Auschwitz

    Auschwitz
    The eight prisonrs are taken to Auschwitz where the men are seperated from the women.

  • Edith's Last Day

    Edith's Last Day
    Edith Frank dies in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

  • Liberation

    Liberation
    Otto Frank's Camp, Auschwitz is liberated by the Russian Army

  • Anne and Margot's Last Days

    Anne and Margot's Last Days
    Anne and Margot Frank die at Bergen-Belsen.