 At the start of the campaign, JG 3 was subordinated to the V. "Fliegerkorps" (5th Air Corps), under command of "General der Flieger" Robert Ritter von Greim, which was part of "Luftflotte" 4 (4th Air Fleet), under command of "Generaloberst" Alexander Löhr.These air elements supported "Generalfeldmarschall" Gerd von Rundstedt's "Heeresgruppe Süd" (Army Group South), with the objective of capturing the Ukraine and its capital Kiev.Lützow claimed nine aerial victories in his first week on the Eastern Front.