Jagdgeschwader 3
Jagdgeschwader 3 Active 1939–45 Country Nazi Germany Branch Luftwaffe Type Fighter Aircraft Role Air superiority Size Air Force Wing Nickname(s) Udet Patron Ernst Udet Fighter Aircraft Messerschmitt Bf 109, Focke-Wulf Fw 190A, Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 Commanders Notable commanders Heinrich Bär Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) "Udet" was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942. Contents 1 History 1.1 1940 1.2 1941 1.3 1942 1.4 1943 1.5 1944 1.6 1945 2 Commanding officers 3 See also 4 References 4.1 Citations 4.2 Bibliography History 1940 Jagdschwader 3 "Udet" was formed on 1 May 1939 in Bernburg/Saale from JG 231. JG 3 was one of the Luftwaffe' s fighter units that took part in the Battle of France. A particularly fr...