Carl Elsener Sr. Carl Elsener Sr. Carl Elsener Sr. (also known as Charles Elsener, born 6 July 1922 in Ibach, † 1 June 2013 in Schwyz) was a Swiss entrepreneur. Carl Elsener was the grandson of Karl Elsener (1860-1918) and the son of Carl Elsener (1886-1950). Karl Elsener had opened a factory in Ibach for the production of knives and surgical instruments, from which the knife factory Victorinox developed. Carl Elsener led the company initially with his father and his brother Eduard Elsener (b. 1926). After the death of his father in 1950, he took over the management. The Swiss Army Knife is
Karl Deilmann Karl Deilmann Lieutenant Karl Deilmann was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Deilmann was born in Dortmund on 22 April 1894. As World War I began, Deilmann joined the "Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches" (Imperial German Flying Corps) in September 1914. He was posted to "Feldflieger Abteilung (Field Flier Detachment) 34" in October. He was appointed as a "Gefreiter" in November, and promoted to "Unteroffizier" in January 1915. During 1915, Deilmann served successively in "Feldflieger Abteilung" 52 and FFA 58. He was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class on 17 July 1915. On 14 February