In this timeline I will cover the critical events in the inspiring girl's life of Anne Frank.
Created by natty710 on May 2, 2008
Last updated: 02/06/13 at 07:08 AM
Hitler commits suicide as U.S. and Soviet troops close in on Germany. Eight days later, Germany surrenders to end World War II in Europe.
Otto Frank is the only survivor from the annex
Taken to a police station, to the Westerbork, a transit camp in Holland.
They were joined by the Van Daan family one week later
Two days later, England and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. The Nazis sweep across Europe, intending to rule the entire continent.
Two days later, England and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. The Nazis sweep across Europe, intending to rule the entire continent.
Directed by the government, German citizens loot and burn 7000 Jewish businesses, homes, and synagogues. This becomes known as Kristallnacht, or "the night of broken glass." Thirty-thousand Jews are arrested and sent to concentration camps.
These laws deprive German Jews of their citizenship, their businesses, and their right to education. Some of Germany's 300,000 Jews flee to other countries. Many Jews, however, consider themselves Germans and don't want to leave.
They move once Hitler comes to power
Immediatley, he makes himself dictator. He and his Nazi party outlaw all other political parties and ideas. They begin to campaign to persuade the German people that their race is being poisoned by the presence of "non-Germans." This means Gypsies and other dark-skinned people, but it especially means Jews.
Anne (Annelies Marie) Frank is born in Frankfurt, Germany

