Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" in World War II

Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" in World War II II./JG 3 in Action with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 Author:Jochen Prien Language:English text Format:Hardback Dimensions:8.5" x 11" Pages:464 Publisher:Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN:9780764317743 Jochen Prien, author of the definitive Messerschmitt Bf 109 F/G/K Series, and the extensive three volume study of JG 53, presents JG 3 in its complete history from formation to the end of World War II. This second volume presents the unit history of the "Udet" Geschwader's second Gruppe, II./JG 3, beginning with its formation in 1938 and the subsequent service of the newly formed Gruppe in the Campaign in the West from 1940-1941. Next the Gruppe's 1941 tour of duty in Russia is dealt with, followed by a short spell in the Mediterranean theatre of war, where II./JG 3 was involved in the fighting over Malta in the spring of 1942. In June 1942, the Gruppe was again shifted to the east where it took part in the advance on Stalingrad where it