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Giessen Army Depot
Army Air Forces Station Giessen
Advanced Landing Ground Y-84
Flughafen Gießen
Giessen AD is located in Germany
Giessen AD
Giessen AD
Giessen AD (Germany)
Coordinates50°35′47″N 008°43′41″E / 50.59639°N 8.72806°E / 50.59639; 8.72806 (Giessen Army Depot)
TypeMilitary Garrison
Site history
In use1927-2008
Battles/warsWestern Front (World War II)

Giessen Army Depot is a former military garrison, located 5.7 km east-northeast of Giessen in Hesse, Germany.

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