7 August 1944(1944-08-07) (aged 32) (MIA) disappeared near Dünaburg
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Luftwaffe
Years of service
1936–44
Rank
Major (majr)
Unit
JG 54
Commands held
I./JG 54
Battles/wars
See battles
World War II
Battle of Britain
Operation Barbarossa
Eastern Front (MIA)
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Horst Ademeit (8 February 1912 – 7 August 1944) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.[1]
HorstAdemeit (8 February 1912 – 7 August 1944) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
victories, who were not listed by Obermaier. Additionally, Spick lists Horst-Günther von Fassong with 136 aerial victories, Rudolf Rademacher with 126...
Knight's Cross. At the Führerhauptquartier they joined Kurt Bühligen, HorstAdemeit, Reinhard Seiler, Hans-Joachim Jabs, Dr. Maximilian Otte, Bernhard Jope...
Hauptmann Heinz Lange as commander of I. Gruppe. On 4 February, Hauptmann HorstAdemeit officially succeeded Nowotny as Gruppenkommandeur. In September 1944...
Knight's Cross, and Johannes Wiese. Also present were Kurt Bühligen, HorstAdemeit, Reinhard Seiler, Hans-Joachim Jabs, Dr. Maximilian Otte, Bernhard Jope...
Douglas MacArthur in January 1944.[citation needed] On 12 October 1943, HorstAdemeit, Luftwaffe fighter pilot on the Eastern Front, claimed six aerial victories...
Conflict Revisited. Oxford, UK: Casemate. ISBN 978-1612-00347-4. Boog, Horst; Krebs, Gerhard [in German]; Vogel, Detlef (2001). Germany and the Second...
Hauptmann Walter Nowotny, 21 August 1943 – 4 February 1944 Hauptmann HorstAdemeit, 4 February 1944 – 8 August 1944 Hauptmann Franz Eisenach, 9 August...
(Eisernes Kreuz erster Klasse) by the Gruppenkommandeur, Hauptmann HorstAdemeit, and was sent on home leave to marry his bride-to-be Ingeborg. In January...
claims, plus thirty further unconfirmed claims. Additionally, Spick lists Horst-Günther von Fassong with 136 aerial victories, Rudolf Rademacher with 126...
Global Information
Nazi Germany
Luftwaffe