Date of birth:

September 12th, 1919 (the Hague/Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Norbert von Witzleben was born on September 12th, 1919 as Norbert Semer, son to Franz Semer (1881-1929) and was adopted in 1936, together with his brother Raymund by Erich von Witzleben, the second husband of their mother. Both received on September 5th, 1936 from the "Amtsgericht Berlin" permission to use the name von Witzleben.

Promotions:
October 1st, 1940: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter;
December 1st, 1940: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier;
March 1st, 1941: Feldwebel;
August 1st, 1941: Oberfeldwebel;
December 1st, 1941: Leutnant;
February 1st, 1944: Oberleutnant.

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• - Soldbuch Leutnant Norbert von Witzleben
  - Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S-Z, Version: 01.04.2022, By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey