Quartier La Horie
| Quartier La Horie Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base | |
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| Part of Armée de Terre United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) | |
| Located near: Phalsbourg, Moselle, France | |
Phalsbourg Air Base - 1956 | |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Armée de Terre |
| Location | |
Phalsbourg AB Location of Quartier La Horie, France | |
| Coordinates | 48°45′57″N 007°12′10″E / 48.76583°N 7.20278°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1952 |
| In use | 1955-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 1er Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (1e RHC) |
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,016 ft / 310 m | ||||||||||
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Quartier La Horie is a French Army base. It is located in the Moselle département, about 2 miles(3 km) west of the town of Phalsbourg, on the north side of the Route nationale 4 (N4) Highway adjacent to the village Saint-Jean-Kourtzerode; 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Strasbourg.
During the Cold War, Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base was a front-line base for the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).