Diary Anne Frank
• Anne Frank was born
on 12 June 1929 in the
Live in Germany German town of
Frankfurt.
• The economic crisis,
Hitler’s rise to power
and growing and her
father decide just as
many other German
Jews, to leave
Germany.
• Otto can set up a
business in Amsterdam
New Life in The and the family finds a
home.
Netherlands
• As the threat of war in
Europe increases, Otto
and his family try to
emigrate to England
and the U.S.A.
• On 1 September 1939
Germany invades
Poland and World War
Two starts.
War in
The
• On 10 May1940
Netherlands German troops invade
the country. Five days
later The Netherlands
surrenders.
In Hiding
• On July 1942 Frank
family goes into hiding
with eight person arrive
into the secret annex for
just over two year
A diary as the • Anne receives a diary for
her birthday. She starts
Best Friend writing straightaway and
during her time in hiding
she writes about events in
the secret annex and
about herself.
Arrest and • On August 1944 the
people in hiding are
Deportation arrested and deported
to concentration
camp.
Otto Frank
Returns • Otto Frank is the
only one of the eight
people in hiding to
survive the war
• Otto Frank's friends
Anne’s Diary convince him of the
great
expressiveness of
her diary and on 25
June 1947, 'The
Secret Annex' is
published in an
edition of 3.000.