When did Nazi find Anne Frank?

The Frank family, The Van Daans, and Mr. Dussel stayed in the "Secret Annexe" over two years before they were found and arrested by the Germans and transported to concentration camps.

"It was around ten-thirty. I was upstairs with the Van Daans in Peter's room and I was helping him with his schoolwork. I was showing him the mistake in the dictation when suddenly someone came running up the stairs. The stairs were squeaking, I stood up, because it was still early in the morning and everyone was supposed to be quiet - then the door opened and a man was standing right in front of us with a gun in his hand and it was pointed at us." -Otto Frank

Friday, August 4, 1944, was a day like any other day. The helpers were working in the office in the front part of the building. Upstairs, the people in hiding were quietly going about their business. Suddenly, out front on the Prinsengracht, a vehicle came to a halt. Out jumped an SS-officer and three Dutch policemen. They entered the building and went directly to the office. Victor Kugler had to escort them to the Secret Annex. The people in hiding had been betrayed…

Nobody has found out who discovered the Franks... Many assumptions have been made, but no one knows "who" betrayed the Franks.

On August 8, 1944, the eight people in hiding were taken to Westerbork by passenger train. Because they did not report voluntarily, but had been arrested instead, they were assigned to barracks in the punishment block. They had to work all day breaking up old batteries. Even though it was grimy and unhealthy work, the prisoners could still talk to each other.

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