The fate of the those in the Secret Annex

Every man and woman receives a number, which is tatooed on their arm. All their heads are shaven bald. They receive prison-camp clothes, because they are not allowed to keep their own clothes. The men are placed in one part of the camp, the women in another.

Otto returns

He hopes Anne and Margot might still be alive.

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The fate of the men

Otto Frank, Fritz Pfeffer and Hermann and Peter van Pels manage to stay together. Most prisoners have to perform heavy labor digging trenches. Peter is luckier: he is assigned to the camp post office. Guards and non-Jews may receive mail. Because Peter handles the packages that arrive, he is sometimes able to “arrange” a bit of extra food.More

Camp Neuengamme

The fate of the women

After the selection, Edith, Margot and Anne are assigned to the same barrack. Auguste van Pels is most likely sent to a different part of the camp. During the day, the women have to work very hard hauling heavy stones or grass mats. They often have to stand outside for hours on end to be counted for roll-call, no matter how awful the weather conditions might be.More

Camp Bergen-Belsen

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Multiply this story by several million and one sees the absolute horror and insanity of the Holocaust. May they all be with God.

Dave Varnell, 50 - Durango - United States - 7 Feb 2012

Feels heartbroken learning about the war, and how many people died all because of Hilter. He was pure evil. RIP to all those killed because of one nasty sadistic little man!

Niki, 27 - Bexhill-On-Sea - United Kingdom - 29 Jan 2012

That's just sick what Hitler could do to those Jews, they didn't do anything to deserve that

R.J. Coleman, 14 - columbus, ohio - United States - 25 Jan 2012

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