Wiesbaden Air Base

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Wiesbaden Air Base is a U.S. military airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany, historically significant as a key hub for American air operations in Europe, including during the Berlin Airlift.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden 2
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden 2
Wiesbaden Army Airfield 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Air Force installation
military air base
alliance NATO
builtBy Nazi Germany
capturedBy United States Army (1945)
linked to: United States Army
cityServed Frankfurt am Main (region)
Wiesbaden
controlledBy United States European Command
country Germany
formerlyKnownAs Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden
linked to: Wiesbaden Air Base

Wiesbaden Army Airfield
linked to: Wiesbaden Air Base
garrison U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden
linked to: Wiesbaden Air Base
hasFacility airfield
family housing areas
headquarters buildings
maintenance and logistics areas
historicalEvent Berlin Airlift
historicalRole key hub for American air operations in Europe
major base for the Berlin Airlift
hosts Headquarters U.S. Army Europe and Africa
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden
linked to: Wiesbaden Air Base

intelligence and communications units
IATACode WIE
ICAOCode ETOU
locatedIn Hesse
Western Germany
linked to: western Germany

Wiesbaden
locatedNear Mainz
Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
locatedOn Taunus foothills
operator United States Air Force (historical)
United States Army
ownedBy United States government
partOf U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF)
primaryFunction command and control installation
support facility for U.S. Army Europe and Africa headquarters
publicAccess no regular civilian passenger service
runwaySurface asphalt
runwayUse military
strategicImportance air logistics hub for U.S. forces in Europe
command node for U.S. operations in Europe and Africa
timezone Central European Time
timezoneDST Central European Summer Time
usedBy German Luftwaffe (historical)
linked to: Luftwaffe

Royal Air Force (historical, briefly)
linked to: Royal Air Force

United States Armed Forces
usedDuring Berlin Airlift period 1948–1949
Cold War
post–World War II Allied occupation of Germany

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Vittles departurePoint Wiesbaden Air Base
Wiesbaden Air Base garrison U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden
linked to: Wiesbaden Air Base
Wiesbaden Air Base formerlyKnownAs Wiesbaden Army Airfield
linked to: Wiesbaden Air Base
Wiesbaden Air Base formerlyKnownAs Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden
linked to: Wiesbaden Air Base
Wiesbaden Air Base hosts U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden
linked to: Wiesbaden Air Base
Lucius D. Clay Kaserne previousName Wiesbaden Army Airfield
linked to: Wiesbaden Air Base
Lucius D. Clay Kaserne previousName Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden
linked to: Wiesbaden Air Base