Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" in World War II: Stab and I.JG3 in Action with the Messerschmitt Bf 109

Jagdgeschwader 3 \


ISBN
9780764316814
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
408
Dimensions
215 x 279mm

Jochen Prien presents JG3 in its complete history from formation to the end of WWII. This volume begins with a brief account of the Stab from the time of its formation in 1938 until it reequipped on the Fw 190 in the summer of 1944, then follows the operational history of I Gruppe, beginning with the first unit to bear the designation I/JG 3, which was formed in autumn 1938, fought in the French campaign, the Battle of Tritain, and Operation Barbarossa, and then in January 1942 was redesignated as H/JG 1 and left the Geschwader to join Jagdgeschwader I, then being formed. A description of the operational history of the new I/JG 3 "Udet" which was formed at the beginning of 1942 and saw its first action during the German summer Russian offensive of 1942, then served a tough and costly tour of duty in the Defense of the Reich and over the Western Front before seeing several weeks of desperate defensive action in the east of the Reich. 350 b/w photographs
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