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Annelies Marie Frank, the second daughter of Otto and Edith Frank, was born in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 12, 1929. Although the Franks were German citizens, as Jews they faced persecution in their own country. The group persecuting them was the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or Nzis as they were called.
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Led by Adolf Hitler, the Nazis rose to power after Germany's defeat in World War I. Hitler and the Nazis blamed all of Germany's problems on people that they regarded as inferior--Jews, Communists, Gypsies, and mentally and physically handicapped people.
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Otto Frank moved his family and business to Amsterdam the same year that Hitler came into power in Germany.
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Hitler's Nazis invade Poland, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe. This action provoked France and Great Britain to enter the war as Allied powers against the Axis powers.
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Hitler's Nazis march into Amsterdam, conquering the country without resistance.
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Otto Frank's business moves into a large building, and he begins to make preparations to hide his family from Nazi persecution.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, initiating the United States' entry into World War II.
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On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, surprising the German forces. This battle was a major turning point for the Axis powers.
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On August 4, 1944, the hidden occupants of the Secret Annex are discovered and arrested. Anne leaves behind her diary. Everyone is taken to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland, where members of the group were separated.
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Edith Frank gets sick with typoid fever at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and dies. This disheartens Anne and Margot, who already believe their father to be dead.
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Otto Frank is released from Auschwitz on January 27, 1945. He immediately begins searching for his family members.
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Anne Frank and her sister, Margot, die in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. This grave marker more than likey does not mark their actual remains, but serves as a reminder to those who visit the area that many perished there.
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Otto Frank discovered his daughter Anne's diary in the Secret Annex in November of 1945. After reading and editing the original, he offers it for publication. The first edition was published in 1946. Since its first publication, this diary has been published in every language and country in the world.
