Tler's Germany. who wanted to expand her Lehensraum (living space) to include her eastern neighbors. The first LaGG-3s entered fighter aviation regiments in limited quantities in 1941, a few months before the attack by the aggressors. LaGG-3 fought along the entire Eastern Front from the Caucasus in the south to the Baltic Sea in the north. The Soviet aces won their first victories by flying the LaGG-3. Although more advanced fighters created by the Yakovlev Design Bureau soon appeared, production of the LaGG-3 continued until September 1943 and amounted to 6,528 aircraft. LaGGs were one of the most numerous aircraft of the 2nd World War. Note: A complete set of illustrations, arranged as in a printed publication, captions for illustrations in text.

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