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Peter van Pels was Anne Frank's boyfriend and one of the eight people in hiding in the Secret Annex. Read his biography here.
- Peter van Pels | Anne Frank
Peter van Pels. Peter van Pels was 15 years old when he had...
- Peter van Pels | Knowledge base | Anne Frank House
Peter van Pels was born on 8 November 1926 in Osnabrück...
- Peter van Pels in Auschwitz I | Knowledge base | Anne Frank House
Peter van Pels arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau with the other...
- Peter van Pels imprisoned in Melk | Knowledge base | Anne ...
Jan. 29, 1945 - April 11, 1945. 48.22225 N 15.325917 E....
- A typical day in the Secret Annex | Anne Frank House
Hermann van Pels looked at the day’s post, Peter van Pels...
- Peter van Pels | Anne Frank
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In her diary, Anne gave the Van Pels family the pseudonym Van Daan. Peter was the only child of Auguste (pseudonym Petronella) and Hermann van Pels and was born on 8 November 1926 in Osnabrück, Germany.
Peter and his family lived in Germany until 1937, before moving to Amsterdam to escape the persecution by the Nazi party. In Amsterdam, the Van Pelses met the Franks and Peter's father Hermann became a business partner of Otto Frank. The Van Pelses had been trying to emigrate to the United States, and when the notices for Jews to return to Germany ...
Initially, Anne thought little of Peter, but as he became more confident, taking on handyman roles around the annex, Anne's opinion of him changed. Romance blossomed, but in the close confines of the Secret Annex, it was brief.
After the raid in August 1944, Peter was transferred with the rest of the inhabitants to Westerbork camp and then on to Auschwitz-Birkenau. He watched as his father and a group of men were marched away, only later to see a truck return with just their clothing. As the Russians approached, the Nazis evacuated the camp and after a long march from Aus...
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