![]() ![]() Otto felt that it was a miracle that he had survived. On 27 January 1945, Soviet troops entered the camp. Otto expected the prisoners remaining behind to be shot, but that did not happen. Otto’s main worry: have Margot and Anne survived? He was too weak to travel, weighed only 52 kilogrammes and was in no condition to join. When the Soviet troops came closer, the camp command cleared Auschwitz. When at one point, Otto lost hope after he had been beaten, his fellow inmates, with the help of a Dutch doctor, made sure that he was admitted to the sick barracks. He was also helped by other friends in the camp. Otto felt greatly supported by Peter van Pels, who would sometimes be able to get some extra food through his job in the camp’s post office. When the frost made working outdoors impossible, Otto ended up with less exhausting work: peeling potatoes. ![]() ![]() Then, he was transferred to the 'Kommando Strassenbau', building roads outside the camp. The gravel was used for construction projects. At first, Otto was put to work outside the camp in the 'Kommando Kiesgrube’, a gravel mine. It was the last time Otto would ever see his wife and children.Īfter the separation on the Auschwitz-Birkenau platform, the men from the Secret Annex stayed together. The men and women were separated on the platform. The prisoners were packed tightly in cattle wagons, without enough food and with only a small barrel for a toilet.Īfter three days on the train, they arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau. This was the last train ever to leave Westerbork for the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. Otto had to work during the day - the kind of work is not known - but in the evening he could be with Edith, Margot, and Anne.Īfter only a few weeks in Westerbork, Otto and the others were put on train travelling to the east. They ended up in the prison barracks, and the men and women were separated. Otto felt guilty when they also took Johannes Kleiman and Victor Kugler.Īfter a few days in prison, Otto and the others were put on a train to the Westerbork transit camp. Otto and the other people in hiding were arrested. The hiding period came to an abrupt end when, on 4 August 1944, Dutch police officers headed by SS-Hauptscharführer Karl Josef Silberbauer unexpectedly raided the Secret Annex. However, doing so helps support this blog at no additional cost to you.Otto sees his wife and children for the last time You are not obligated to purchase through these links. allows you to buy books online while supporting an independent bookstore of your choosing. The links in this post are affiliate links. I’ll be back soon with teaser for next blog post, so keep your eyes peeled for that! In the meantime, you can keep up with my reading on Goodreads, where you can find me at or follow my other social media: I’m on Instagram as Twitter as and Pinterest as always: thanks for reading, and I’ll see you soon. Are you participating in any reading challenges this year? What are you most excited to read in 2021? Thanks for checking out my list for the 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge! You can find a printable list of the prompts in POPSUGAR’s original post here. ⟫ 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: An Afterword Read my thoughts on The Year of the Witching in my October 2021 Wrap-Up. Support a local bookstore by purchasing The Year of the Witching on. ⟫ 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Regular Prompts ⟩ 1. Snack Alert! This post is kind of a long one, so you might want to grab something to eat before diving in! Links to both can be found at the bottom of this post. You can also easily view this list (without my ramblings) on or Goodreads. I will update this post throughout the year with ratings and links to reviews and wrap-ups. So, whether you’re looking for book suggestions to fill some stray prompts or your TBR just needs some inspiration, here are 50+ ideas for your own list! I will list my selection for each prompt, and, where relevant, I also included other titles that work for said prompt. ⟫ 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A Foreword So, I’m back with my list of selections for the 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge. After 2020 and the thick layer of dust that settled on this blog, I decided I needed a fresh start. Hi, friends! Thanks for joining me today I’m so glad you’re here □. ![]()
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