A description of the operational history of the new I-JG3 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.[AuthorName]By Jochen Prien[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]350+ b/w photos, line drawings[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Stab and I.JG3 in Action with the Messerschmitt Bf 109[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]350+ b/w photos, line drawings[/ColorPattern]