Between 1934 and 1945 various Luftwaffe units were based on the air base, flying aircraft as diverse as Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 88, Heinkel He 111, and towards the final stages of World War II Messerschmitt Me 163 and Messerschmitt Me 262.

[1] In April 1945 the airfield was overrun by the British Army and subsequently used by the Royal Air Force (RAF).

During the Berlin Blockade RAF Fassberg played an important role as a hub for supplying the city.

[2] Whilst being operated by the British Armed Forces several RAF squadrons were based at Fassberg.

[7] On 26 September 1955 11 Squadron arrived with the Venom FB.4 but they only stayed until the following October and moved to RAF Wunstorf.

Faßberg Air Base is home to the army's Transport Helicopter Regiment 10 (Transporthubschrauberregiment 10) which was established in 1971.