It has long been believed that the secret hideout of Anne Frank and her family have been discovered due to someone who could have betrayed them. However, a new study has showed that perhaps discovering the place was definitely just an accident after all.

Recent Studies Show That Anne Frank May Not Have Been Betrayed That Led To Their Discovery In The Secret Annex

It can be recalled that Anne Frank was a teenager during the 1940s who kept a diary for two years, narrating her experiences while she, her family and four others were hiding from the Nazis. They inside a secret room behind a bookshelf that has kept them safe from being sent to a concentration camp in Netherlands. The room was later then discovered when an anonymous phone call to the German Security Service was made to raid the area, upon then led to their discovery.

Historians have believed that a traitor had made the anonymous tip that led to their discovery. However, recent findings and studies have shown that raiding the area was just an accident. They could not find solid evidence linking anyone to the said betrayal, and it has always been just believed due to lack of more information. Now, it has been discovered that it's possible that the Nazis may have just chased down criminals or forgers who were producing false ration coupons and led to their unfortunate discovery.

The Nazis Were Merely Searching For Criminals Wanted For Dealing With Forged Coupons

Two of the people that were with Anne Frank and her family in hiding may have been the ones responsible of forging and dealing those fake coupons, thus leading the Nazis to try and find them. Recent studies have then found that discovering their hiding place was just a result of unfortunate events that led to that moment. The famous writer of the diary, Anne Frank did not survive the holocaust, died in concentration camp in February 1945 at the age of 15. Her father was the only member in her family to survive the camp, who then discovered her journal.