A Quick History of AnneliesAnnelies Marie Frank was born on 12 June 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. Unbeknownst to Anne, as she was called by her family and friends, she was about to become a very famous person in history where many articles would be written about her and her family.
Anne and her family were living in Germany when World War II began and moved to the Netherlands in order to get away from the fighting that was beginning. While living in the Netherlands, the Germany’s Nazi’s began their occupation of the country. With the Nazi’s in the Netherlands, Anne and her family began to worry about what might happen to them. They were Jewish, and the Nazi’s were beginning to round up all the Jews in order to send them away to the concentration camps. Anne’s father knew that if his family were to survive, they must go into hiding for they had no way to escape the country.
Anne’s father explained to his family that in order for them to go into hiding, they would have to leave behind many things, with hopes that they might be able to resume their lives after the war was over. The one thing Anne could not leave behind though was her red diary with its gold clasp that had been given to her for her 13th birthday. It would be this diary that made her and her story famous across the world. So, in July of 1942, the family went into hiding.
There was one major requirement that the family and the few others living with them would have to follow: remaining absolutely quiet for most hours of the day. Their hiding spot was on a hidden third floor of a business building that Anne’s father used to own, and if someone came in and heard them moving about, then their secret would be revealed and there arrest would soon follow.
Anne and her family managed to keep quiet without fail for nearly two years. However, it all came crashing down. One night a burglar came into the building. He had a key and was able to come in undetected. Anne and her family tried to remain as quiet as they possibly could, but at some point one of them made a noise of some sort. The burglar, thinking he was all alone, was frightened by the noise and ran out of the building. Anne and her family were frightened by this event. If the intruder reported what he had heard, then her family would more than likely be arrested by the Nazi’s.
Time passed and nothing happen. Anne and the others continued living in their small cramped spaces. The people on the outside that were helping them came less and less. Worry and anxiety started to build inside those cramped walls. However, on 6 June 1944, D-Day occurred. The Allies invasion was going well and this started to give Anne, her family, and their friends hope. Maybe they would reach the end of the path where their freedom was waiting.
In August of 1944, German police stormed the building, discovered Anne, her family, the Van Pelz and Fritz Pfeffer and immediately arrested them. They were held in a detention unit for a few days before being shipped off to Auschwitz. From there, they were all separated and all of them died, with the exception of Anne’s father. He was the only remaining survivor. Anne’s journal was given to him by a close friend who had been holding on to it with the hopes of returning it to Anne. Because of her diary, Anne’s story, as well as her families and friends became known throughout the world.
Anne and her family were living in Germany when World War II began and moved to the Netherlands in order to get away from the fighting that was beginning. While living in the Netherlands, the Germany’s Nazi’s began their occupation of the country. With the Nazi’s in the Netherlands, Anne and her family began to worry about what might happen to them. They were Jewish, and the Nazi’s were beginning to round up all the Jews in order to send them away to the concentration camps. Anne’s father knew that if his family were to survive, they must go into hiding for they had no way to escape the country.
Anne’s father explained to his family that in order for them to go into hiding, they would have to leave behind many things, with hopes that they might be able to resume their lives after the war was over. The one thing Anne could not leave behind though was her red diary with its gold clasp that had been given to her for her 13th birthday. It would be this diary that made her and her story famous across the world. So, in July of 1942, the family went into hiding.
There was one major requirement that the family and the few others living with them would have to follow: remaining absolutely quiet for most hours of the day. Their hiding spot was on a hidden third floor of a business building that Anne’s father used to own, and if someone came in and heard them moving about, then their secret would be revealed and there arrest would soon follow.
Anne and her family managed to keep quiet without fail for nearly two years. However, it all came crashing down. One night a burglar came into the building. He had a key and was able to come in undetected. Anne and her family tried to remain as quiet as they possibly could, but at some point one of them made a noise of some sort. The burglar, thinking he was all alone, was frightened by the noise and ran out of the building. Anne and her family were frightened by this event. If the intruder reported what he had heard, then her family would more than likely be arrested by the Nazi’s.
Time passed and nothing happen. Anne and the others continued living in their small cramped spaces. The people on the outside that were helping them came less and less. Worry and anxiety started to build inside those cramped walls. However, on 6 June 1944, D-Day occurred. The Allies invasion was going well and this started to give Anne, her family, and their friends hope. Maybe they would reach the end of the path where their freedom was waiting.
In August of 1944, German police stormed the building, discovered Anne, her family, the Van Pelz and Fritz Pfeffer and immediately arrested them. They were held in a detention unit for a few days before being shipped off to Auschwitz. From there, they were all separated and all of them died, with the exception of Anne’s father. He was the only remaining survivor. Anne’s journal was given to him by a close friend who had been holding on to it with the hopes of returning it to Anne. Because of her diary, Anne’s story, as well as her families and friends became known throughout the world.
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