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Horst Ademeit Victories : 166 ----------------------------- Country : Germany Fought in : WW2 Fought for : Axis Died : 7th August 1944 Knights Cross Oak Leaves Major Horst Ademeit was born 8 February 1912 in Breslau, 7 August was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. On the 7th August 1944, Ademeit went missing in action near Dünaburg most likely Killed in action. In the spring of 1940, Unteroffizier Ademeit was transferred to 3./JG 54 and participated in the Battle of Britain. He claimed his first victory on 18 September 1940 shortly afterwards he was shot down over the Channel. He bailed out and was rescued unharmed. In June 1941, after the attack on the Soviet Union, he accompanied I./JG 54 to the Eastern Front. In quick succession he achieved aerial victories, promotions and awards. In the beginning of August 1944, Ademeit was appointed acting Kommodore of JG 54. On 7 August 1944, Ademeit, flying a Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-5 (factory number 5960) pursued a Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft eastwards over Russian lines near Dünaburg, however he failed to return from this mission and is considered Missing in action since. Horst Ademeit was credited with 166 victories in over 600 missions. He recorded 164 of his victories over the Eastern front. He was posthumously promoted to Major

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Known Victory Claims - Horst Ademeit
DATE	PILOT	UNIT	JG	CLAIMED	LOCATION	TIME	FRONT

23/06/1941	Fw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	SB-2	Pl.Qu. 2525 l.u.: 300m	10.13	Eastern Front
06/07/1941	Fw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	SB-3	-	17.35	Eastern Front
07/08/1941	Fw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-16 Rata	-	18.13	Eastern Front
27/08/1941	Ofw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-16 Rata	-	19	Eastern Front
05/09/1941	Ofw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-26	-	17.35	Eastern Front
05/09/1941	Ofw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	R-5	-	18.04	Eastern Front
23/09/1941	Ofw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-153	-	13.17	Eastern Front
24/09/1941	Ofw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-15	-	10.11	Eastern Front
07/10/1941	Ofw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	MBR-2	-	16.25	Eastern Front
09/10/1941	Ofw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-26	-	7.47	Eastern Front
12/10/1941	Ofw. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	U-2	-	9.57	Eastern Front
25/10/1941	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-18	-	13.27	Eastern Front
06/11/1941	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Pe-2	-	12.42	Eastern Front
03/12/1941	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-16 Rata	-	12.11	Eastern Front
01/01/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-26	-	9.55	Eastern Front
20/01/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-26	-	11.23	Eastern Front
07/02/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-18	-	8.33	Eastern Front
07/02/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-18	-	8.33	Eastern Front
16/02/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Il-2	-	7.45	Eastern Front
18/02/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-16 Rata	-	13.15	Eastern Front
05/05/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Jak-1	Leningrad: 3500m	18.42	Eastern Front
10/05/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Curtiss P-40	10 621: 3000m	6.5	Eastern Front
12/05/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Jak-1	E. Possademkowo: 1000m	11.1	Eastern Front
12/05/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Jak-1	10 463: 1000m	11.15	Eastern Front
29/05/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	SB-3	-	10.2	Eastern Front
30/05/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	MiG-3	-	5.32	Eastern Front
30/05/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	P-40	-	18.34	Eastern Front
08/06/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	P-40	-	15.25	Eastern Front
09/09/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	MiG-3	11 862: 200m	18.3	Eastern Front
22/10/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	I-153	11 762: 500m	7.35	Eastern Front
06/11/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Curtiss P-40	Nordstrand Leningrad: 2000m	8.22	Eastern Front
16/12/1942	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Pe-2	11 852: 1000m	9.35	Eastern Front
12/01/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Il-2	10 151: 100m	9.2	Eastern Front
12/01/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Jak-1	10 112: 2000m	14.08	Eastern Front
27/01/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Il-2	00 294: 200m	9.3	Eastern Front
27/01/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	LaGG-3	10 125: 7000m	14.4	Eastern Front
11/02/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Il-2	00 454: 700m	9.58	Eastern Front
11/02/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Il-2	00 424: 100m	10	Eastern Front
15/02/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	LaGG-3	10 483: 2000m	7.5	Eastern Front
18/02/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	LaGG-5	10 444: 500m	9.35	Eastern Front
21/02/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	LaGG-5	10 454: 2500m	13.25	Eastern Front
22/02/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Il-2	10 123: 5000m	15.05	Eastern Front
23/02/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	Il-2	10 151: 500m	7.05	Eastern Front
23/02/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	LaGG-5	10 172: 800m	11.15	Eastern Front
27/02/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	1	JG 54	LaGG-3	10 254: 300m	8.35	Eastern Front
13/03/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	R-5	20 122: 80-100m	15.16	Eastern Front
15/03/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	18 284: 1000m	15.55	Eastern Front
16/03/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	18 342: 5000m	15.2	Eastern Front
19/03/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Il-2	00 411: 500m	10	Eastern Front
21/03/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	00 271: 500m	12.03	Eastern Front
23/03/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Curtiss P-40	00 412: 3000m	17.1	Eastern Front
25/03/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-1	00 283: 3100m	7.5	Eastern Front
03/04/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-1	36 S-Ost: RB-5.7: 4000m	18.15	Eastern Front
01/06/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	21 774: 4000m	16.17	Eastern Front
05/06/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	21 752: 4000m	12.13	Eastern Front
12/06/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-5	90 131: 5000m	11.25	Eastern Front
18/06/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	20 174: 5000m	17.15	Eastern Front
18/06/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	20 421: 4000m	17.17	Eastern Front
22/06/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	01 751: 2000m	19.2	Eastern Front
12/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	64 863: 800m	18.2	Eastern Front
13/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	63 293: 1200m	6.53	Eastern Front
13/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-7	63 261: 800m	6.54	Eastern Front
13/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Il-2	63 234: 100m	6.56	Eastern Front
13/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	63 283: 100m	11.06	Eastern Front
14/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	54 353: 500m	14.1	Eastern Front
16/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Il-2	63 524: 500m	18.45	Eastern Front
17/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	54 474: 2500m	6.42	Eastern Front
21/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Pe-2	53 462: 2500m	17.18	Eastern Front
28/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	10 154: 2500m	9.14	Eastern Front
28/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-7	10 331: 2800m	9.17	Eastern Front
28/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	10 334: 1500m	9.25	Eastern Front
31/07/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	10 243: 1500m	18.15	Eastern Front
02/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-7	10 161: 2000m	13.19	Eastern Front
02/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	10 354: 4000m	19.22	Eastern Front
02/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-7	10 184: 3600m	8.51	Eastern Front
07/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Il-2	54 684: 500m	14.02	Eastern Front
07/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	54 814: 500m	11.05	Eastern Front
14/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	45 772: 3000m	5	Eastern Front
16/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Il-2	45 752: 500m	13.28	Eastern Front
17/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	44 853: 1600m	8.52	Eastern Front
17/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Il-2	43 663: 400m	9.27	Eastern Front
20/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	43 824: 5000m	6.22	Eastern Front
21/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	43 853: 800m	16.42	Eastern Front
22/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Airacobra	43 82: 4000m	6.22	Eastern Front
23/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Airacobra	43 893: 5000m	10	Eastern Front
23/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Airacobra	43 851: 3000m	18.35	Eastern Front
24/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	44 472: 800m	14.55	Eastern Front
28/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	43 674: 4000m	11.47	Eastern Front
30/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	35 611: 2000m	14.21	Eastern Front
31/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	35 624: 3500m	6.47	Eastern Front
31/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	35 582: 4000m	15.28	Eastern Front
31/08/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	35 384: 2500m	15.38	Eastern Front
02/09/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	35 381: 2500m	12.3	Eastern Front
04/09/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-3	35 374: 5000m	17.02	Eastern Front
04/09/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	35 371: 2500m	17.06	Eastern Front
05/09/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	26 814: 5500m	15.28	Eastern Front
05/09/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Airacobra	25 631: 1500m	11.13	Eastern Front
10/09/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Hurricane	35 372: 4000m	10.5	Eastern Front
07/10/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	01 214: 2500m	16.14	Eastern Front
07/10/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-7	W. Chernin: 3500m (W. Tarascha)	16.19	Eastern Front
07/10/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	SE Kotitschi: 3000m	16.12	Eastern Front
09/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	01 334: 3000m	11.32	Eastern Front
10/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	11 781: 1000m	15.55	Eastern Front
10/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	10.121: 3500m	16.15	Eastern Front
11/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	01 122: 4000m	10.12	Eastern Front
11/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	10 121: 5000m	15.5	Eastern Front
12/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	10 131: 4000m	16.08	Eastern Front
12/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	10 131: 4000m	16.08	Eastern Front
12/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	11 784: 800m	8.3	Eastern Front
12/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Pe-2	11 791: 1500m	10.43	Eastern Front
12/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Pe-2	11 791: 1500m	10.43	Eastern Front
12/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	11 763: 1200m	11.22	Eastern Front
12/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	10 122: 4500m	8.25	Eastern Front
13/10/1943	Ltn. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	01 334: 3000m	15.4	Eastern Front
14/10/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	11 792: 3000m	7.4	Eastern Front
20/10/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	01 191: 2000m	14.11	Eastern Front
20/10/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	01 391: 600m	15.42	Eastern Front
21/10/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	11 793: 1500m	7.12	Eastern Front
21/10/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Il-2	10 111: 500m	7.29	Eastern Front
21/10/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Il-2	11 773: 500m	7.3	Eastern Front
21/10/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	10 124	9.52	Eastern Front
12/12/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-5	00 154: 50m	7.28	Eastern Front
12/12/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	LaGG-5	01 783: 10m	7.3	Eastern Front
15/12/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	91 393: 1000m	7.2	Eastern Front
17/12/1943	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Jak-9	00 161: 1000m	8.08	Eastern Front
11/01/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Pe-2	80 874: 7000m	14	Eastern Front
14/01/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Il-2	80 691: 50m	11.12	Eastern Front
15/01/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	80 831: 1000m	9.1	Eastern Front
15/01/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	80 822: 1000m	9.13	Eastern Front
15/01/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	Pe-2	80 821: 1000m	9.15	Eastern Front
15/01/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	80 824: 1000m	9.2	Eastern Front
24/01/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	6	JG 54	La-5	80 434: 500m	14.14	Eastern Front
07/02/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	La-5	05 132: 3500m	10.41	Eastern Front
09/03/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	La-5	70 524: 4000m	8.46	Eastern Front
09/03/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Il-2	70 682: 50m	11.4	Eastern Front
18/03/1944	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	La-5	40 182 4500m	15.45	Eastern Front
19/03/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Jak-9	80 573: 300m	10.35	Eastern Front
20/03/1944	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Curtiss P-40	36 Ost ID-45: I: 300m	15.02	Eastern Front
23/03/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Jak-9	70 593: 500m	11.3	Eastern Front
28/03/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	LaGG-3	87 231: 400m	16.18	Eastern Front
30/03/1944	Oblt. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	La-5	60 25: 4500m	8.3	Eastern Front
21/04/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Jak-9	15km SW Narva: 3000m	14.25	Eastern Front
28/05/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	LaGG-3	70 691: 1900m	8.32	Eastern Front
28/06/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Airacobra	3000m	8.12	Eastern Front
29/06/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Jak-9	NR-5.3: 800m	4.17	Eastern Front
29/06/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	P-39	NS-8.1: 10m	19.47	Eastern Front
02/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	P-39	OS-6.4: 1800m [Polotsk]	10.48	Eastern Front
02/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	P-2	04 82: 4000m	8	Eastern Front
02/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	P-39	OT-7.6: tiefst. [NE Polotsk]	17.25	Eastern Front
03/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Jak-9	OS-7.6: 800m [Polotsk]	12.38	Eastern Front
03/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Jak-9	OS-4.3: 1500m [Polotsk]	12.35	Eastern Front
21/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Il-2	OL-2.3: 50m	9.21	Eastern Front
21/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	P-39	NM-8.6: 1000m	9.26	Eastern Front
21/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	La-5	NN-1.8: 2000m	19.09	Eastern Front
22/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Jak-9	NM-9.7: 3000m	9.26	Eastern Front
23/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Il-2	NN-7.4: 1000m [Daugavpils]	14.17	Eastern Front
23/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Jak-9	NN-7.5: 2000m [Daugavpils]	14.2	Eastern Front
25/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Airacobra	ON-6.6: 1000m	13.58	Eastern Front
27/07/1944	Hptm. Horst Ademeit	Stab I.	JG 54	Pe-2	KH-8.6: 5500m [Mitau]	15.5	Eastern Front

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