Today in History: Anne Frank was captured

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Anne Frank Remembered in Her Own Words 70 Years After Her Death
Anne Frank Remembered in Her Own Words 70 Years After Her Death


71 years ago today, Anne Frank was captured by the Nazi Gestapo in Amsterdam.

The Frank family escaped from Germany in 1942, out of fear of being sent to a Nazi concentration camp. With the help of a few good-hearted samaritans in Amsterdam, they were able to stay hidden for a total of 25 months. On August 1, 1944, 15-year-old Frank penned the last entry in her diary.

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Three days later, after two years of hiding, the Nazi Gestapo was tipped off to the Franks' location and the entire family was captured.

The Franks were arrested along with two Christians who had helped hide them and were all sent to a concentration camp in Holland. Then, in the fall of 1944, Anne and her sister Margot were sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. It was there that the two sisters caught typhus and died in early 1945.

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Though tragically brief, Frank lived a meaningful life. In just 15 short years, Frank shaped the lives of millions through her diary:



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