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Following an anonymous betrayal, the eight refugees were arrested by the [[Gestapo]] on [[August 4]] [[1944]]. They were imprisoned in Amsterdam for several days before being taken to [[Westerbork]] on [[August 8]], where they were held in the Punishment Barracks, reserved for those arrested in hiding. On [[3 September]] the group was deported on what would be the last transport from Westerbork to the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]]. They arrived after a three-day journey, and were separated by gender, with the men and women never to see each other ever again.{{Fact|date=December 2008}} |
Following an anonymous betrayal, the eight refugees were arrested by the [[Gestapo]] on [[August 4]] [[1944]]. They were imprisoned in Amsterdam for several days before being taken to [[Westerbork]] on [[August 8]], where they were held in the Punishment Barracks, reserved for those arrested in hiding. On [[3 September]] the group was deported on what would be the last transport from Westerbork to the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]]. They arrived after a three-day journey, and were separated by gender, with the men and women never to see each other ever again.{{Fact|date=December 2008}} |
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At Aushwitz, Otto Frank protected him during their period of imprisonment together, as the two men had been assigned to the same work group. Frank later stated that he had urged Peter to hide in Auschwitz and remain behind with him, rather than set out on the forced march, but Peter felt that he would have a better chance of survival if he joined the march. |
At Aushwitz, Otto Frank protected him during their period of imprisonment together, as the two men had been assigned to the same work group. Frank later stated that he had urged Peter to hide in Auschwitz and remain behind with him, rather than set out on the forced march, but Peter felt that he would have a better chance of survival if he joined the march. Mauthausen Concentration Camp records indicate that Peter van Pels was registered upon his arrival there on January 25, 1945. Four days later, he was placed in an outdoor labor group. On April 11, 1945, Peter was sent to the sick barracks. His exact death date is unknown but the International Red Cross designated it as May 5, 1945. |
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Peter van Pels | |
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 Peter van Pels
Late 1930s | |
| Born | Peter Aron van Pels November 8, 1926 |
| Died | May 5, 1945 (aged 18) |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Being described in The Diary of a Young Girl |
| Parent(s) | Hermann van Pels and Auguste van Pels |
Peter Aron van Pels (November 8, 1926 – c. May 5, 1945), was a German Jewish refugee who hid with Anne Frank and seven other people in the Secret Annex on the Prinsengracht, Amsterdam, during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands, and who died in the Mauthausen concentration camp, Austria. In the published version of Anne Frank's diary he was given the pseudonym Peter van Daan.
Biography
After several failed attempts to emigrate,[citation needed] the van Pels family joined the Franks in their hiding place in concealed rooms at the rear of Otto Frank's office building on 13 July, 1942.[1]
Although he was already acquainted with Anne Frank, neither ever relished the prospect of living with each other. When he joined the Franks in hiding, Peter was sixteen, and Anne Frank was thirteen.[1] Her diary recounts how her initial feelings of dislike for the shy and awkward boy changed as she learned more about him and his feelings. Eventually they started a romance. She received her first kiss from him, but her infatuation with him began to wane as she questioned whether her feelings for him were genuine, or resulted from their shared confinement.[citation needed]
Arrest and deportation
Following an anonymous betrayal, the eight refugees were arrested by the Gestapo on August 4 1944. They were imprisoned in Amsterdam for several days before being taken to Westerbork on August 8, where they were held in the Punishment Barracks, reserved for those arrested in hiding. On 3 September the group was deported on what would be the last transport from Westerbork to the Auschwitz concentration camp. They arrived after a three-day journey, and were separated by gender, with the men and women never to see each other ever again.[citation needed]
At Aushwitz, Otto Frank protected him during their period of imprisonment together, as the two men had been assigned to the same work group. Frank later stated that he had urged Peter to hide in Auschwitz and remain behind with him, rather than set out on the forced march, but Peter felt that he would have a better chance of survival if he joined the march. Mauthausen Concentration Camp records indicate that Peter van Pels was registered upon his arrival there on January 25, 1945. Four days later, he was placed in an outdoor labor group. On April 11, 1945, Peter was sent to the sick barracks. His exact death date is unknown but the International Red Cross designated it as May 5, 1945.
References
- ^ a b The van Pels family, Official Anne Frank House website
External links
- Photo of Peter van Pels at www.annefrankguide.net