luftwaffe operational units returned to chièvres during the summer of 1944 when a series of junkers ju 88 units, kampfgeschwader 6 (kg 6); kampfgeschwader 30 (kg 30), and kampfgeschwader 76 (kg 76) arrived in june and july. the units attacked targets in england, and later against allied shipping in the english channel after the normandy invasion of france. the base also served as a diversion field for luftwaffe fighters.