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Jan Augustus Gies (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑŋ ˈɣis]; 18 August 1905 – 26 January 1993) was a member of the Dutch Resistance who, with his wife, Miep, helped hide Anne Frank, her sister Margot, their parents Otto and Edith, the van Pels family, and Fritz Pfeffer from Nazi persecution during the occupation of the Netherlands by ...
Jan 26, 1993 · Jan Gies was Miep Gies' husband and one of the helpers of the people in hiding in the Secret Annex. He was involved in the resistance, brought books and coupons, and witnessed the raid that arrested them in 1944.
Apr 26, 2023 · Jan Gies was Miep Gies' husband and a member of the network that helped hide the Frank family and others during World War II. Learn how the Nat Geo miniseries portrays their story and how it differs from the true facts.
Miep and Jan Gies, fall of 1985, in Amsterdam While the Germans surged through most of Europe like a tidal wave, life in Amsterdam seemed to continue much as before. It was a beautiful summer and Miep and Jan were happy.
Jan 26, 1993 · Jan Gies was a civil servant and a helper of the people in hiding in the Secret Annex. He was married to Miep Gies, who also helped the Franks and their friends, and received the Yad Vashem decoration in 1972.
Jan Gies, the husband of helper Miep, came by to have lunch with the people in hiding, as he often did. Miep warned him about the presence of the police officers and Jan immediately left and went back to his place of work.
His second wife, Elfriede, filled out Pages of Testimony in memory of Anne Frank, her sister and mother. On March 8, 1972, Yad Vashem recognized Jan Augustus Gies and his wife, Hermine (Miep) Gies-Santrouschitz, as Righteous Among the Nations.
