Cigarette Box (Case) - 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade (Germany 1951 - 1953) to Lt. Bill Bailey (was recorded as "Bakey") who was in the First Canadian Highland Battalion. [MISNUMBERED AS 2001.1.9] - NEVERTHELESS, CONFIRM THAT THERE ARE NOT TWO CIGARETTE BOXES FROM 1 CHB. Cigarette box with a silver lid and wooden body painted black on outside. The Lid is engraved in block letters "HORROCKS OFFICERS MESS HANNOVER GERMANY 1952-1953". There is a green CANADA shield (patch) bolted to the lid. The 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade was the first Canadian contribution to NATO and the defence of Western Europe to be permanently based in Germany. It was recruited from units of the Canadian Militia. The three composite Infantry Battalions were known as 1st Canadian Highland Battalion, 1st Canadian Rifle Battalion and 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion. The Brigade was temporarily based in the Hannover area between December 1951 and Autumn 1953 pending completion of the new purpose built accommodation in the Soest area. The 1st CHB was based at Chatham Barracks, Langenhagen (adjacent to the airfield). Chatham Barracks was originally a Kriegschule was a General Military School used for basic officer training in Germany up until the defeat in 1945. All Wehrmacht officers in World War II had passed through a Kriegsschule during their training.