Fritzlar Air Base Fritzlar Air Base ( German : " Heeresflugplatz Fritzlar " , IATA : FRZ , ICAO : ETHF ) is a military air field of the German Army Aviation Corps . It is located near the town of Fritzlar in northern Hesse , Germany . The airfield is part of the Georg - Friedrich - Kaserne ( Georg - Friedrich - Barracks ) . Fritzlar is the home of Kampfhubschrauberregiment 36 " Kurhessen " ( Attack Helicopter Regiment 36 " Kurhessen " ) , which is flying the MBB Bo 105 in anti - tank ( PAH - 1 & PAH - 1A1 ) and light transport ( VBH ) version . Currently the PAH version is going to be replaced by the Eurocopter Tiger . Replacement will be finished in 2012 . History . 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 . Luftwaffe use . KG 54 . On 14 / 16 March 1939 the Staff and the first Group of the Kampfgeschwader 54 " Totenkopf " were established at Fritzlar Airfield . It was equipped with Heinkel He 111 P . With the start of World War II the KG 54 left Fritzlar in September 1939 . It never returned to its home base . Junkers use . In August 1941 the hangars of the airfield were used by Junkers as maintenance and production site . They constructed barracks between the airfield and the town to house the forced laborers . In November 1943 the Junkers Ju 352 plane was designed and produced in the hangars . In 1944 , after completing 44 planes , production was discontinued because of lack of material . Junkers left the airfield in Oktober 1944 . Effects of Eder Dam bombing . The bombing of the Eder Dam on 17 May 1943 had no significant effect on the production lines . Only light buildings like barracks were damaged , and a few weeks later the production lines were working like before . NJG 1 and NJG 101 . Between September 1944 and March 1945 the III . Group of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 ( III . / NJG 1 ) were based at Fritzlar airfield . The group was equipped with Messerschmitt Me 110 G and Junkers Ju 88 G . In March 1945 a training squadron of Nachtjagdgeschwader 101 ( Night Fighter Aviation School ) was based in Fritzlar . The lack of fuel made the school unable to train new pilots , and so the aviation trainers were assigned for combat duty . USAAF use . The barely damaged Luftwaffe airfield were captured by parts of the 9th Infantry Division on 30 March 1945 . A few grounded planes were captured undamaged . On 12 / 13 April 1945 parts of the 404th Fighter Group and 365th Fighter Group Hellcats moved to Fritzlar and supported ground troops with their P - 47 Thunderbolts , until they reached the Elbe river . After V - E Day , both groups became part of the IX Air Defense Command . In the postwar years , the following known USAAF units were assigned to Army Air Force Station Fritzlar : Air force operations were phased out on 14 September 1947 , and the air base was turned over to 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 ) : The 1st Battalion left Fritzlar in 1951 and moved to Bad Hersfeld . In 1952 the HQ of the 14th ACR moved to Fulda , and the presence of US Forces at Fritzlar Kaserne came to an end . Berlin Blockade . During the Berlin Blockade in 1948 / 49 , Fritzlar Air Base served as radio beacon and emergency airfield on route back to Frankfurt and Wiesbaden . 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 . German Army use . In October 1956 the barracks were transferred to the Bundeswehr and renamed " Flugplatz Kaserne " . In 1964 they were renamed " Georg - Friedrich - Kaserne " , after the Fieldmarshal Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck . Non - flying units . The following non - flying units were based in Fritzlar : Currently the following non - flying units are based in Fritzlar :