 In addition to the airfield construction, in the village of Giebelstadt, many housing units were built for both officers and enlisted men assigned to the airfield.Although the town was damaged significantly during World War II, many of these houses and barracks still exist and are in use as private homes and apartments.The existence of the "Luftwaffe" was revealed by Germany on 3 January 1935, and Fliegerhorst Giebelstadt was one of its first operational airfields.