Named for the great Carthaginian general who, on his way to Rome in 217 B.C., crossed the Alps with his army, including some elephants to frighten the enemy. For the Swiss, WK is the abbreviation for “Wiederholungskurs”, the yearly repetition of military exercises, and the 1978 WK for a colleague of the discoverer consisted of a large Alpine maneuver called Hannibal. (M 8151) _ _.