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Public records list Norman Ohler as a journalist, writer and screenwriter. Norman Ohler was born in Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on February 4, 1970. That works out to 56 years old in 2026. Recorded honors include Martha Saalfeld Promotional Prize (1999).
My Take
Norman Ohler earned my lasting respect with Blitzed, his unnerving account of drugs in the Third Reich. A German novelist turned journalist, he had the nerve to approach history from an angle nobody had dared take head-on, and the skill to make it read like a page-turner rather than a lecture. Translated into more than thirty languages, the book reframed how many of us think about that era. What I value most is his ability to drag history out of dry textbooks and render it as raw, human story. He's a reminder that rigorous research and gripping storytelling need not be enemies.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Norman Ohler
- Name (Japanese)
- ノーマン・オーラー
- Reading
- のーまん・おーらー
- Born
- February 4, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Occupation
- journalist / writer / screenwriter
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Martha Saalfeld Promotional Prize
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.normanohler.de/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Ohler
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1535418
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Norman Ohler born?
Born February 4, 1970 (age 56).
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Norman Ohler is from Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Norman Ohler works as journalist, writer, screenwriter.
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