Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"

Geschwaderkommodoren:

Stab:

Formed 1.5.39 in Bernburg/Saale from Stab/JG231.

Bases:

* probably followed II./JG3 during 7.40. See II./JG3 bases.

** part of the Stab flew from Bari during 1.42 to 2.42.

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 1.5.39 in Zerbst from II./JG231 with:

Stab I./JG3 from Stab II./JG231
1./JG3 from 4./JG231
2./JG3 from 5./JG231
3./JG3 from 6./JG231

On 15.1.42 redesignated II./JG1:

Stab I./JG3 became Stab II./JG1:
1./JG3 became 4./JG1
2./JG3 became 5./JG1
3./JG3 became 6./JG1

Reformed 1.42 in Wiesbaden-Erbenheim with:

Stab I./JG3 from Stab of Ergänzungsgruppe/JG3
1./JG3 from Einsatzstaffel/JG3
2./JG3 new
3./JG3 new

On 10.9.44 I./JG3 was increased to 4 staffeln:

1./JG3 unchanged
2./JG3 unchanged
3./JG3 unchanged
4./JG3 new

4./JG3 was disbanded 19.2.45 and I./JG3 was disbanded 31.3.45.

Bases:

* 2./JG3 at Zerbst 18.10.39 - 13.1.40

** 1./JG3 at Giessen 10.2.40 - 24.2.40, and at Peppenhofen 9.5.40 - 11.5.40; 2./JG3 at Giessen 11.3.40 - 26.3.40, Frankfurt-Rebstock 4.4.40 - 9.4.40, Frankfurt-Rhein/Main 9.4.40 - 24.4.40, and at Vogelsang 9.5.40 - 11.5.40; 3./JG3 at Giessen 24.2.40 - 11.3.40, Wiesbaden-Erbenheim 4.4.40 - 6.5.40, and at Dünstekoven 6.5.40 - 11.5.40; one staffel at Dieppe 6.7.40 - 1.8.40; 3./JG3 at Bergen-aan-Zee, 5.12.40 - 12.40

*** 2./JG3 at Vlissingen 13.12.41 - 15.1.42.

**** part of I./JG3 served as Platzschutzstaffel at Pitomnik (Stalingrad pocket), 19.11.42 - 17.1.43

***** detachments at Woensdrecht 6.43 - 28.7.43, Denain 19.12.43 - 9.1.44 and Volkel 13.2.44 - 28.2.44.

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 1.2.40 in Zerbst with:

Stab II./JG3 new
4./JG3 new
5./JG3 new
6./JG3 new

On 15.8.44 increased to 4 staffeln:

5./JG3 unchanged
6./JG3 unchanged
7./JG3 from the old 4./JG3
8./JG3 from 4./JG52

On 25.11.44 II./JG3 was redesignated I./JG7:

Stab II./JG3 became Stab I./JG7
5./JG3 became 1./JG7
6./JG3 was disbanded
7./JG3 became 2./JG7
8./JG3 became 3./JG7

Reformed 25.11.44 in Alperstedt from II./JG7 with:

Stab II./JG3 from Stab II./JG7
5./JG3 from 5./JG7
6./JG3 from 6./JG7
7./JG3 from 7./JG7
8./JG3 from 8./JG7

Bases:

* 6./JG3 at Martuba, 7.4.42 - 26.4.42

** part of II./JG3 was based at Pitomnik (Platzschutzstaffel), 12.12.42 - 17.1.43.

*** detachment at Sachau, 27.4.44 - 7.6.44

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 1.3.40 in Jena with:

Stab III./JG3 new
7./JG3 new
8./JG3 new
9./JG3 new

7./JG3 was temporary disbanded between 8.42 and 2.43.

On 15.8.44 increased to 4 staffeln:

9./JG3 unchanged
10./JG3 from the old 7./JG3
11./JG3 from the old 8./JG3
12./JG3 from 7./JG52

12./JG3 was disbanded on 15.3.45, and the Gruppe now only had 3 staffeln (9. - 11./JG3).

Bases:

* 2 Staffeln at Bönninghardt

*** 7. and 9./JG3 at Le Coudray (29.6.44 - 8.7.44)

** 8. and 9./JG3 remained at Tschugujew to 24.6.42

**** south-east of Chartres

IV. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Formed 1.6.43 in Neubiberg with:

Stab IV./JG3 new
10./JG3 new
11./JG3 new
12./JG3 new

On 15.4.44 became IV. (Sturm)/JG3. 11./JG3 was disbanded 8.5.44, and a new 11./JG3 was formed from Sturmstaffel 1. On 10.8.44 increased to 4 staffeln:

13./JG3 from the old 10./JG3
14./JG3 from the old 11./JG3
15./JG3 from the old 12./JG3
16./JG3 from 2./JG51

16./JG3 was disbanded on 10.3.45.

Bases:

* most aircraft was based at Ramacca, Sicily, 12.7.43 - 15.7.43

Jabostaffel/JG3:

Activated 3.42 in San Pietro attached to II./JG3.

From 4.42 in Martuba with Bf 109F-2/B, and 5.5.42 absorbed by 10. (Jabo)/JG27.

Ergänzungsgruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

Erg.Staffel/JG3 was formed 10.40 in St. Omer-Wizernes. In 4.41 became Erg.Gruppe with:

Stab Erg.Gruppe/JG3
1. Einsatzstaffel from 10./JG3*
2. Ausbildungsstaffel from Erg.Sta./JG3

In 1.42 1. Einsatzstaffel/JG3 became 7./JG5, and was reformed.

Disbanded 1.42:

Bases:

* 10./JG3 was formed 2.41 in Brombos, and moved to Cracow 4.41.

** 1./EJG3 at Bergen-op-Zee, 6.41 - 8.9.41

*** parts of 1./EJG3 at Rom (Denmark), 9.41 - 29.12.41

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