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  2. List of equipment of the Swiss Army - Wikipedia

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    K+W (Swiss design workshops) – Thun) Book Die Panzer der Schweizer Armee von 1920 bis 2008, Urs Heller (2008) Book Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee von 1900 bis 2020, Markus Hofmann, Max Martin and Christoph Zimmerli (2020), ISBN 978-3-033-07130-8, . Presented are all military vehicles, which served in the Swiss Army from 1900 until 2020.

  3. Hanowa - Wikipedia

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    Hanowa and Swiss Military — Hanowa are brands of Hanowa Aktiengesellschaft (AG)/Ltd. Möhlin, Switzerland, which designs and makes timepieces, particularly wristwatches. The company's name is an acronym for HAns NOll WAtches, a clear reference to the founder of the company. The hallmark on the watches is an octagon containing a Swiss flag.

  4. Swiss Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The Swiss Armed Forces ( German: Schweizer Armee; French: Armée suisse; Italian: Esercito svizzero; Romansh: Armada svizra; lit. 'Swiss Army') operates on land and in the air, serving as the primary armed forces of Switzerland. Under the country's militia system, regular soldiers constitute a small part of the military and the rest are ...

  5. Swiss Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Swiss Air Force ( German: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French: Forces aériennes suisses; Italian: Forze aeree svizzere; Romansh: Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914, three days after the outbreak of World War I, as a part of the army and in October 1936 as an independent service.

  6. Victorinox - Wikipedia

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    The context of the lawsuit is a 2012 parliamentary motion by state councillor Thomas Minder requesting the active protection of trademarks such as "Swiss Army", "Swiss Military" or "Swiss Air Force" on the part of the federal authorities. Victorinox argued that it does own the (English-language) trademarks "Swiss Army" and "Swiss Military".

  7. List of aircraft of the Swiss Air Force - Wikipedia

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    Combat Aircraft. F-5 Tiger II. United States. light fighter. F-5E. 18 [1] 6 assigned to the Patrouille Suisse [2] F/A-18 Hornet. United States.

  8. Swiss Army knife - Wikipedia

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    Since 2013, the knives of Wenger are integrated in Victorinox. The Swiss Army knife ( SAK; German: Schweizer Taschenmesser, Sackmesser, Hegel, etc.) is a pocketknife, generally multi-tooled, now manufactured by Victorinox. [1] The term "Swiss Army knife" was coined by American soldiers after World War II after they had trouble pronouncing the ...

  9. Awards and decorations of the Swiss Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The Alpine Decoration is awarded to those members of the Swiss Army who have received specialist training in mountain warfare and rescue. Skill-at-arms Decorations. Assault Rifle, Level 1. German: Sturmgewehr Stufe 1. French: Fusil d’assaut degré 1. Italian: Fucile d’assalto grado 1. Assault Rifle, Level 2.