"World War II" Top Ten World Top Brands

One, Swiss Army Knife

Prior to the start of the Second World War, Swiss Carl; the knife developed by Elsener had been patented.

During World War II, the "Swiss military officer knife" was purchased by the United States in large quantities to supply the US Army Consumer Cooperatives and the US Navy and Air Force. As the wartime US troops spread all over the world, it also promoted the widespread spread of the "Swiss military officer" around the world. The German pronunciation of “Offiziermesser” by the “Swiss Army Knife” is very circumscribed. The rough American soldiers simply call it “Swissarmyknife”, or “Swiss Army Knife”, and the abbreviation also became the name of the brand. .