On 1 September 1942, the Groupe de Chasse III or 3rd Fighter Group 'Normandie' was created. The first of the Western Allies to capture and occupy German territory, 'Normandie-Niemen' clashed with the crack German fighter group JG51 Molders in the air battle. This book is about the 'Normandie-Niemen' Squadrons on the Eastern Front.