Horst Ademeit
German World War II fighter pilot
Died when: 32 years 181 days (389 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
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.
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