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Frank served in the Imperial German Army during the First World War. He and his two brothers were drafted for military service in August 1915 and after training at a depot in Mainz, he served in an artillery unit on the Western Front in which most soldiers were mathematicians and surveyors.
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Apr 3, 2014 · Best Known For: Jewish businessman Otto Frank hid his family during the Holocaust and published daughter Anne Frank's 'Diary of a Young Girl' after his release from Auschwitz. Industries...
3 days ago · Otto Frank was a German-born merchant best known as the father of Anne Frank, whose diary, published after her death in 1945, became world famous. Frank, decorated for bravery as a German officer in World War I, escaped with his family from the Nazi anti-Jewish persecutions in Germany before the.
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The First World War initially seemed to pass Otto by, but he enlisted in 1915. He was part of a ‘Lichtmesstrupp', a unit that analysed where enemy artillery fire came from. When the war ended, Otto had been promoted to lieutenant and was decorated. After his return, he joined the family bank.
May 12, 2023 · Gies safeguarded Anne’s writings through the end of the war in May 1945 and into that summer, when Anne’s father, Otto Frank, returned home, the only survivor of the eight Jews who lived...
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Jun 6, 1999 · In 1953, after the war was over, my mother married Otto Frank. They had both lost so much. She and I had survived Auschwitz. His life was a mess. He talked continuously of Anne. They had...
After the outbreak of World War I, Otto worked in a horseshoe factory before joining the army. In August 1915, he joined the Third Regiment Fussartillerie in Mainz. After his training, his unit ended up in the area of Bapaume. Otto was a telephone operator and observer, so he was at some distance from the actual battle line.