Victor Kugler: The Man Who Hid Anne Frank

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Victor Kugler- The Man Who Hid Anne Frank

“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” –Eleanor Roosevelt. Victor Kugler was many Things, he was a soldier, a boss for a business, and a helper of the holocaust. Victor Kugler Helped the Frank and Van Daan family during the holocaust. He was able to help more people than the eight family members in the annex.

Victor Kugler’s Childhood was ordinary, but soon he became a hero for Austria. Victor’s early life was good until later on. Victor was born on June 6th 1900 in Hohenelbe, Austria. He goes to school In Germany and graduates in 1916. In 1912, during the First World War, Victor is recruited as a Sailor in the navy and In April 1916, he is wounded and is discharged. Victor then gets …show more content…

Victor Kugler is born on June 16th 1900, he Graduates in 1916. He then serves in the Austrian Navy in 1917 and year after that, in April 1918, He is wounded and discharged. He moves to the Netherland in 1920 and works for a company in Utreecht that makes an Ingredient for jam. Victor marries a Dutch citizen named Laua Maria, and five years after that, he meets Otto Frank and works for his company, Opekta. When Austria joins the Nazi party, Victor becomes a full Dutch citizen. When Jews are no longer allowed in the Netherlands, Otto Frank asks Victor to become a helper for his family and the Van Daan family while they hide, Victor agrees and Otto also tells him that he will transfer his directorship because Jews are no longer allowed to own businesses. Victor becomes the boss, but Otto secretly remains the boss. A few more years later, Victor is found and is captured with the rest of the eight survivors. They are transported to the Gestapo Headquarters, and Victor is transported to a concentration camp in Amersfoort. A few months after that, Victor is then transported to a labor camp in Zwolle. Another few months after that, he then is transferred to a camp in Wageningen. But, Victor then escapes whilst in a forward march and returns to Amsterdam and hides for the rest of the war. He reconnects with his wife during this time and gets back in touch with Otto Frank. After this, he moves to Canada to live the rest of his life, and he dies at the age of 81 in December 19th,

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