Grand Decoration of Honour for Services
On the 30th of July 2009 the Austrian ambassador Wolfgang Paul has awarded and presented to me the Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.
 
1920
1930
1939
• Miep Gies's letter to the Queen
• Austrian declaration of non-Jewish descent of Miep Gies
 
1940
1941
• Jan Gies
• 'Cuba-letter', November 24, 1941
 
1942
• Friendship with the Frank family
• Messages from the world outside
• The young writer caught
• Otto Frank's question
• The first day in hiding
• Staying the night in the Secret Annex
• The writer caught out
• About dependency
• Mail duty
• The arrest
• Staying the night, according to Miep Gies
• Staying the night, according to Anne Frank
• Bad news according to Anne
• Bad news according to Miep Gies
 
1943
• Helping the hiders in the Secret Annex
• New shoes
• Uncommonly beautiful shoes
 
1944
• Obtaining the Dutch nationality
• The betrayal
• Grumbling about the heat according to Anne
• Accidentally caught by Miep
• 'Make me Dutch!' wrote Anne
 
1945
• After the betrayal and after the war
• The return of Otto Frank
• Declaration of Edith Frank's death
 
1950
1954
• Declaration of Margot Frank's death
• Declaration of Anne Frank's death
 
1960
1965
• Staying the night in the Secret Annex
• FAQ
 
1970
1980
1990