Kholm Pocket the third one was successful, with the German forces in the pocket reduced in number to 1,200 by then. In July 1942, the Cholm Shield was awarded to the German defenders of the pocket, upon the suggestion of Generalmajor Theodor Scherer, similar to the Demyansk Shield. Scherer was personally awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves by Adolf Hitler for the command of the defense of Kholm. Kholm was eventually liberated by the Red Army on 21 February 1944. Members of the Reserve-Polizei-Bataillon 65, a police unit from Gelsenkirchen, were questioned after the war by the
Swiss Army knife use the same spring to hold them in place. This new knife was patented on 12 June 1897, featuring a second, smaller cutting blade, a corkscrew, and wood fiber grips,under the name of "Schweizer Offiziers- und SPortmesser" ("Swiss officer's and sports knife"). While the Swiss military did not commission the knife, it was successfully maketed internationally, restoring Elsener's company to prosperity. Elsener used the Swiss coat of arms to identify his knives beginning in 1909. With slight modifications, this is still the company logo. Also in 1909, on the death of his mother, Elsener named his company "Victoria", after her