Otto by Maddux Bellinghausen

1922

madduxbellinghausen — 2025-04-28 14:15:06 UTC

Otto frank meets his wife (Edith Hollander) at an engagement party. They would later meet again at a vacation in San Remo, Italy, which would lead to them getting married in 1925.

January 30, 1933

madduxbellinghausen — 2025-04-28 14:20:19 UTC

Adolf Hitler is appointed to chancellor of Germany. Nazi party gains power in Germany and begins the prosecution of Jews in and around Germany

1926-1929

jacksoncarrigan — 2025-04-28 14:22:02 UTC

Soon after their marriage, the young couple moved to Frankfurt, Germany. A year after their move, their first child, Margot was born. Three years later, their second daughter Anne was born.

Summer of 1933

wylieclark — 2025-04-28 14:25:35 UTC

Otto moves his family to the Netherlands, away from the growing power of the Nazi army, where he starts his business called Opekta

May 10, 1940

jacksoncarrigan — 2025-04-28 14:29:22 UTC

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party invade Netherlands to try and surround the French and establish their Air Force.

April of 1941

madduxbellinghausen — 2025-04-28 14:29:38 UTC

Otto writes to his dear friend Nathan asking for $5,000 so that he can move his family out of the Netherlands and aways from Nazi rule.

August 4, 1944

madduxbellinghausen — 2025-04-29 14:13:55 UTC

An anonymous tip may have led the Nazis to the entrance of the secret annex during a police raid.

November 16th, 1942

jacksoncarrigan — 2025-04-29 14:14:03 UTC

Fitz Pfeffer(aka Mr Dussel) arrives at the annex, causing the space to become even more limited and supplies to become scarce.

1941-1942

wylieclark — 2025-04-29 14:15:56 UTC

When the Nazi party was putting restrictions on what the Jews could do. Otto Frank had the foresight to start looking for a place to hide

November 1944

madduxbellinghausen — 2025-04-29 14:21:47 UTC

Otto Frank's daughters were sent away to Bergen Belsen concentration camp. While Otto and his wife remained in Auschwitz.

September 3rd, 1944

jacksoncarrigan — 2025-04-29 14:21:56 UTC

The family departs from Westerbork transit camp headed for Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, marking the end of their hiding.

January 25, 1945

wylieclark — 2025-04-29 14:23:44 UTC

The Soviet army had liberated Auschwitz where Otto frank and, 8000 other prisoner were saved.

July 1945

jacksoncarrigan — 2025-04-29 14:28:32 UTC

Otto is returning to Amsterdam when discovers that his wife and children have passed away at the camps.

1945-1947

madduxbellinghausen — 2025-04-30 13:59:39 UTC

Otto Frank finds out Miep Gies has Anne Frank's diary, and he will then dedicate his life to publishing her diary and fulfilling her dream to be a writer.

June 25th, 1947

jacksoncarrigan — 2025-04-30 14:01:07 UTC

Otto decides to have her diary published, and he does his own editing and entries. This was also the first published in Dutch.

1963

wylieclark — 2025-04-30 14:06:09 UTC

Otto Frank founded the Anne Frank Foundation that would collect the Royalties From the Diaries and spread them to charitable organizations

1959

madduxbellinghausen — 2025-04-30 14:07:37 UTC

Otto fights many legal battles agaisnt those that believe Otto forged the manuscript to annes diary.

November 10th, 1953

jacksoncarrigan — 2025-04-30 14:07:44 UTC

Otto marries his second wife, Elfriede Geiringer. He met her on the train back to Amsterdam after they were released from Auschwitz.

1960

wylieclark — 2025-04-30 14:12:06 UTC

Otto helped open up the secret annex to the world for a place of education and remembrance.

August 18th, 1980

jacksoncarrigan — 2025-04-30 14:14:50 UTC

Otto Frank dies of lung cancer at the age of 91 in Birsfelden, Switzerland. He was cremated and buried in the town cemetery. His wife, Elfriede would also be buried.

1976

madduxbellinghausen — 2025-04-30 14:17:53 UTC

Otto was accused by a Nazi sympathizer of fabricating parts of the dairy. He claims that parts of the dairy were written in ballpoint pen.

wylieclark — 2025-04-30 14:21:06 UTC