On 4th August 1944, the Achterhuis was stormed by Nazi police.
The Franks, the Van Pels and Franz Pfeffer were taken instantly.
Still - to this very day - no one truly knows how these families were finally discovered.
There has been endless speculation.
But no definite proof.
Did someone finally give in to the Nazis?
Did someone allow fear, and the consequences which came with it, to finally take over everything else?
Was there anyone at all?
No one knows the answers to these questions.
After all, the Nazis may have gained knowledge from other sources.
For example, curtains may have been drawn and lights may have been on at night.
This could later have caused a commotion outside, which later travelled to the German authorities in Amsterdam.
But, no one knows the actual truth.
These eight people, who had lasted months in secrecy, were now considered criminals, due to hiding.
They were interrogated.
And then held in a prison for their actions the next day.
Within four days - on the 7th August - they were transported to Westerbork.
Each and every one of them were sent to the 'Punishment Barracks', where hard labour took place.
Even more pain.
Simply for trying to survive.
Some of the helpers at the Archterhuis were interrogated.
These included Miep Gies and Victor Kugler.
Other than Kugler - who suffered in work camps until liberation in 1945 - the punishments for helping were not severe.
Miep Gies was the one who returned to the Archterhuis.
The one who discovered Anne's diary, scattered in pages, around the floor.
The Franks, and the others, were then taken from Westerbork to Auschwitz.
As soon as they arrived, the men and the women were separated.
Anne was one of the youngest - at the age of 15 - whose life was spared.
Otto's worst nightmare had finally arrived.
His whole family had been taken away from him.
The entire Archterhuis group survived selection.
Anne then suffered slave labour until 28th October 1944.
By this time, she had started to suffer from 'Scabies'.
8000 women were taken from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen camp.
These included Margot and Anne, but not Edith, their mother.
Edith later died of starvation in Auschwitz.
By now, Anne believed both her parents to be dead, and had stated to dwell on whether her life was worth living anymore.
We know this due to a recount by Hanneli Goslar.
In the early months of 1945, an epidemic of Typhus spread through the camp.
17,000 people died due to it.
Because of this, the causes of both Anne and Margot's deaths is not truly known.
But, the fact is that they both died.
Two innocent people - along with so many more - had been murdered by the Nazis.
Because they were Jewish.
Because the Nazis disagreed with them.
Because lies had spread out of control.
Because no one was safe under the third reich.
Because they stayed as who they truly were.
The Franks, the Van Pels and Franz Pfeffer were taken instantly.
Still - to this very day - no one truly knows how these families were finally discovered.
There has been endless speculation.
But no definite proof.
Did someone finally give in to the Nazis?
Did someone allow fear, and the consequences which came with it, to finally take over everything else?
Was there anyone at all?
No one knows the answers to these questions.
After all, the Nazis may have gained knowledge from other sources.
For example, curtains may have been drawn and lights may have been on at night.
This could later have caused a commotion outside, which later travelled to the German authorities in Amsterdam.
But, no one knows the actual truth.
These eight people, who had lasted months in secrecy, were now considered criminals, due to hiding.
They were interrogated.
And then held in a prison for their actions the next day.
Within four days - on the 7th August - they were transported to Westerbork.
Each and every one of them were sent to the 'Punishment Barracks', where hard labour took place.
Even more pain.
Simply for trying to survive.
Some of the helpers at the Archterhuis were interrogated.
These included Miep Gies and Victor Kugler.
Other than Kugler - who suffered in work camps until liberation in 1945 - the punishments for helping were not severe.
Miep Gies was the one who returned to the Archterhuis.
The one who discovered Anne's diary, scattered in pages, around the floor.
The Franks, and the others, were then taken from Westerbork to Auschwitz.
As soon as they arrived, the men and the women were separated.
Anne was one of the youngest - at the age of 15 - whose life was spared.
Otto's worst nightmare had finally arrived.
His whole family had been taken away from him.
The entire Archterhuis group survived selection.
Anne then suffered slave labour until 28th October 1944.
By this time, she had started to suffer from 'Scabies'.
8000 women were taken from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen camp.
These included Margot and Anne, but not Edith, their mother.
Edith later died of starvation in Auschwitz.
By now, Anne believed both her parents to be dead, and had stated to dwell on whether her life was worth living anymore.
We know this due to a recount by Hanneli Goslar.
In the early months of 1945, an epidemic of Typhus spread through the camp.
17,000 people died due to it.
Because of this, the causes of both Anne and Margot's deaths is not truly known.
But, the fact is that they both died.
Two innocent people - along with so many more - had been murdered by the Nazis.
Because they were Jewish.
Because the Nazis disagreed with them.
Because lies had spread out of control.
Because no one was safe under the third reich.
Because they stayed as who they truly were.