 During the "Phony War" with the British and French, "Kampfgeschwader 2" (KG 2) was based there with Dornier Do 17Zs between February and March 1940.At the beginning of World War II, aircraft from Giebelstadt flew support missions in conjunction with the German Blitzkrieg, flying many missions against various targets in France.As the war moved away from Giebelstadt, the base became a training facility for pilots, observers and radio operators from 1939 until 1941.