On 24 October 1941, Lützow became the second fighter pilot, after Mölders, to amass 100 aerial victories in World War II. Fearing his loss in combat, Lützow was then grounded, an order he did not always obey. In early November, he led "Stab" JG 3 back to Germany to rest and re-equip. During this period, Lützow participated in the honor guard for "Generaloberst" Ernst Udet. Udet had committed suicide on 17 November 1941 and on 1 December JG 3 received the honorary name "Udet". In May 1942 Lützow and JG 3 commenced operations near Kharkov before moving into the Crimea and operating around Stalingrad. Lützow added one victory when he claimed a Polikarpov I-16 fighter on 21 May 1942 for his 107th kill. On 11 August, Lützow handed over command of JG 3 to "Hauptmann" Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke.