According to a witness Hermann van Pels died at the end of September or beginning of October 1944 in Auschwitz. It is possible this date is different from the official day of death as established after the war by the Department of Justice.
Hermann van Pels and Auguste Röttgen married in 1925 in Elberfeld.
Stadsarchief Amsterdam, archiefkaart Hermann van Pels
The van Pels family was in hiding together with the Frank family, of whom the daughter Anne Frank published the well-known diary. More information on the van Pels family can be f…