Construction of the airfield began in September 1935, although the
Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany to have an air force. The roofing ceremony was held on 17 September 1937. • HQ,
IX Fighter Command, July–September 1945 • HQ,
IX Tactical Air Command, 26 June – September 1945 •
27th Fighter Group, 20 August 1946 – 25 June 1947,
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt •
332d Bombardment Group, June–September 1945,
Martin B-26 Marauder •
365th Fighter Group, 13 April – 29 July 1945, P-47 Thunderbolt •
366th Fighter Group, 14 September 1945 – 20 August 1946, P-47 Thunderbolt •
370th Fighter Group, 6 August – September 1945, P-47 Thunderbolt •
404th Fighter Group, 12 April – 23 June 1945, P-47 Thunderbolt •
417th Night Fighter Squadron, 10 April - 19 August 1946,
Northrop P-61 Black Widow USAAF operations were phased out on 14 September 1947, and the air base was transferred from the USAAF to other branches of the United States Army.
US Army use In 1946, parts of the
14th Armored Cavalry Regiment (USCON) were based at Fritzlar Kaserne. The 14th ACR (USCON):
French Army use As replacement of the US Forces, the
French 5th Hussar Regiment with
AMX 13 tanks was based at Fritzlar. They renamed the barracks
Quartier General Lasalle. With deployment of the
Bundeswehr, the French
NATO forces left Fritzlar in 1956. • Standortsanitätszentrum Fritzlar (Local Medic Center Fritzlar), since 1996 • Facharztzentrum Fritzlar (Medical Specialist Center Fritzlar), since 2001 ==See also==