Anne Frank and Me (28 page)
Authors: Cherie Bennett
11 December ·
Germany declares war on United States; United States responds with declaration of war on Germany
Germany declares war on United States; United States responds with declaration of war on Germany
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1942
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January. Decision for total extermination of Europe's Jews made at Wannsee Conference in Germany
January. Decision for total extermination of Europe's Jews made at Wannsee Conference in Germany
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March. First deportation leaves Drancy for Auschwitz, dozens follow through July 1944
March. First deportation leaves Drancy for Auschwitz, dozens follow through July 1944
7 June ·
Yellow star regulation goes into effect in Paris
Yellow star regulation goes into effect in Paris
6 July
. Anne Frank and her family go into hiding at 263 Prinsengracht, Amsterdam, the Secret Annex
. Anne Frank and her family go into hiding at 263 Prinsengracht, Amsterdam, the Secret Annex
16-17 July.
Vélodrome dâHiver roundup of more than 12,000 foreign Jews in Paris
Vélodrome dâHiver roundup of more than 12,000 foreign Jews in Paris
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11 November.
German troops occupy all of France in response to Allied invasion of North Africa
German troops occupy all of France in response to Allied invasion of North Africa
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1943
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January. French fascist militias, including the Permilleux Service, created
February.
STO goes into effect, drafting French men to work in Germany
January. French fascist militias, including the Permilleux Service, created
February.
STO goes into effect, drafting French men to work in Germany
2 July ·
Alois Brunner assumes administration of Drancy detention camp
Alois Brunner assumes administration of Drancy detention camp
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6 June.
D-Day, Allies invade Europe at Normandy, France
D-Day, Allies invade Europe at Normandy, France
10 June.
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre, 642 people murdered by Nazi SS
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre, 642 people murdered by Nazi SS
12 June.
Anne Frank turns fifteen years old
Anne Frank turns fifteen years old
31 July ·
Final official transport from Drancy
Final official transport from Drancy
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August. Anne Frank and family arrested in the Secret Annex
August. Anne Frank and family arrested in the Secret Annex
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August. German army begins to withdraw from Paris
August. German army begins to withdraw from Paris
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August. Brunner deports fifty-one prisoners from Drancy to Buchenwald in one final railway car attached to a German troop train, including Armand Kohn, chief administrator of the Rothschild Hospital, and his family. Escapees from this transport include Philippe and Rose-Marie Kohn
August. Brunner deports fifty-one prisoners from Drancy to Buchenwald in one final railway car attached to a German troop train, including Armand Kohn, chief administrator of the Rothschild Hospital, and his family. Escapees from this transport include Philippe and Rose-Marie Kohn
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8 August. 1,500 prisoners at Drancy liberated by Allied troops
8 August. 1,500 prisoners at Drancy liberated by Allied troops
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August. Paris liberated by American, British, Canadian, and Free French troops
August. Paris liberated by American, British, Canadian, and Free French troops
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September. Armand Kohn's youngest son, Georges-André Kohn, twelve, transferred to Auschwitz
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September. Anne Frank and family deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz-Birkenau
September. Anne Frank and family deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz-Birkenau
5 September.
Anne and family arrive at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Anne and family arrive at Auschwitz-Birkenau
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8 October.
Anne and her sister, Margot, are transferred to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany
8 October.
Anne and her sister, Margot, are transferred to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany
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November. Georges-André Kohn transferred to Neuengamme camp, near Hamburg, Germany, to be used in horrific medical experiments, including being injected with tuberculosis
November. Georges-André Kohn transferred to Neuengamme camp, near Hamburg, Germany, to be used in horrific medical experiments, including being injected with tuberculosis
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6 January.
Edith Frank, Anne's mother, dies of starvation at Auschwitz
Edith Frank, Anne's mother, dies of starvation at Auschwitz
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January.
Auschwitz is liberated by Russian troops. Otto Frank survives
January.
Auschwitz is liberated by Russian troops. Otto Frank survives
March.
Margot and Anne Frank both die of typhus in Bergen-Belsen. (Peter Van Pels died at Mauthausen concentration camp.)
Margot and Anne Frank both die of typhus in Bergen-Belsen. (Peter Van Pels died at Mauthausen concentration camp.)
20 April ·
With British troops no more than three miles away, Georges-André Kohn and the twenty other children at Neuengamme are murdered by injection of fatal doses of morphine
With British troops no more than three miles away, Georges-André Kohn and the twenty other children at Neuengamme are murdered by injection of fatal doses of morphine
8 May.
V-E Day, Nazi Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Allies
V-E Day, Nazi Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Allies
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1947 ·
First edition of Anne Frank's diary published by Otto Frank in Holland
First edition of Anne Frank's diary published by Otto Frank in Holland
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1985 ·
Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation completes extensive scientific study authenticating Anne Frank's diary
Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation completes extensive scientific study authenticating Anne Frank's diary
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1988 ·
Alois Brunner, commandant of Drancy camp, confirmed alive in Syria
Alois Brunner, commandant of Drancy camp, confirmed alive in Syria
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1995-Present ·
Holocaust denial web sites proliferate on Internet
Holocaust denial web sites proliferate on Internet
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The total number of Jews murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators is estimated at no less than 5.2 million and as many as 6 million, representing two-thirds of all Jews alive in Europe at the beginning of the war. Of the approximately 300,000 Jews on French soil at the outbreak of the war, 76,000 were murdered.
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