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There has been some mystery to this. We can't really know for sure, although theoretically it could have been anybody.
One theory is a thief who happened upon the building under the Annexe heard them - when caught, he exchanged information for his freedom. 'Twould make sense.
Another theory, this one perhaps more probable, is that a clerk hired - whose identity is known only by 'M' - found evidence of the hidden Jews and tipped the Gestapo (green police) off. He was known as a 'crafty, disagreeable sneak' by those who worked with him. He may have found a briefcase that Mr. Van Daan (Mr. Van Pels) left while working late at night.
It might have been Miep! It might have been Anne Frank herself!
Well, those aren't probable.
But you can see how there's such a vague idea.
We don't really know for sure, and we probably won't ever, but those are two good theories.
Hope that clears things up!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoNobody has found out who discovered the Franks... Many speculations have been made, but no one knows "who" betrayed the Franks. Three different criminal investigations after the war failed to find enough evidence against anyone to prosecute. Now, 67 years after the fact, it is doubtful anyone will ever be prosecuted, or even known as the betrayer.
It is believed that Anne Frank's family was ultimately betrayed by an unidentified informant. The identity of this person remains unknown.
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∙ 12y agoDespite exhaustive investigation into that question, it was never determined who their betrayer was.
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∙ 14y agoVictor Kugler was made to tell them where they were but they also got caught by the noise that they were making.
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Who turned everyone in The Diary of Anne Frank?
i think your question is who handed the Frank's in to the authorities? No one knows who told the police.
Which one betrayed Anne Frank?
German Dutch police asked the employee Willliam Van Marren, if any Jews were in hiding that he knew about and William told the police where the Franks were hiding.
What is the point of view in Anne of Green Gables?
Anne of Green Gables is told from a third-person point of view.
What happened to Anne and Peter?
there house was robbed and to get away with it the robber told the green police "if you let me go I'll tell you where some Jews are hiding". the green police took anne's and peter's family to concintration camps and anne died a month before the allies came to rescue the Jews. peter died too of a disese. Mr.frank survived and went back to the hiding spot and found annes diary.
Why did Anne Frank's dad decide to move to the Netherlands turn out badly?
Someone told Gestapo where they were hiding. It's not known who told.
How did Anne Frank go into hiding?
Anne Frank's father had planned to go into hiding for months. He told Meip to take Margot to the annex and keep her there until the rest of the family came into hiding with margot.
Who is Anne Frank's sister?
Anne Frank's sister was Margot Betti Frank, born February 16, 1926. In most ways a polar opposite of Anne, Margot was very spiritual, and told Anne she intended after the war to become a midwife and practice her profession in Israel. She died, according to witnesses who survived Belsen, "a few days" before Anne, evidently in early March, 1945.
Why was Miep Gies important?
Miep Gies was important for helping to hide Anne Frank and her family during World War II in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. She courageously provided food, supplies, and emotional support to the Frank family while they were in hiding. After the war, she found and preserved Anne's diary, which later became a powerful testimony to the Holocaust.
What were Anne Frank's last' words?
i guess i will die and go to heaven now maybe i will see you there she told irma menkel
What did Mrs.Frank tell Mr.Dussel?
Mrs. Frank told Mr. Dussel about her daughter Anne's diary and her wish for it to be published after the war.
Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family?
The franks were caught because the thief that came in the office room was eventually caught by the police and in order to save himself from going to jail he bargains with the Nazi telling them that he believes that there are Jews hiding in a secret room behind the book shelf of the office. That is how the franks were eventually caught. Mr.kraler couldn't warn them because he was captured by the police and was at gun point and they forced him to show them were the secret annex was.No one knows who told on her family and we'll probably never know.
Who is Anne Franks?
Anne Frank's sister was Margot Betti Frank, born February 16, 1926. In most ways a polar opposite of Anne, Margot was very spiritual, and told Anne she intended after the war to become a midwife and practice her profession in Israel. She died, according to witnesses who survived Belsen, "a few days" before Anne, evidently in early March, 1945.
