The Hakenkreuzler leader referred to in
this article is Dr.
Walter Reihl (1881-1955).
..
Hakenkreuz is German
for swastika,
although the literal translation
is: Haken = hook, Kreuz = cross
It has been alleged that
Hitler adopted the swastika symbol from
an earlier antisemitic German
group named Hakenkreuzler,
but in Mein Kampf, Hitler describes how
he decided
on the angle
and proportions of the arms by mid-1920.
But an identical swastika to Hitler's
swastika, was
The Reform Advocate (Reform Judaism publication in Chicago)
April 7, 1923
CHARGES JEWS SEEK HAKENKREUZLER ALLIANCE
Vienna, March 30 (J. T. A.)—According in unconfirmed reports here, a deputation of native Austrian Jews has approached the Hakenkreuzler leader, Riehl, suggesting an allianace between the Jews, the National Socialists and the Hakenkreuzler in order to combat the "East European Jewish danger."
Although no verification of the report has been forthcoming, no denials have been made by any of native Jewish leaders.
The Reform Advocate. April 7, 1923.
Volume LXV. No.10.
The
Advocate: America's Jewish journal,
Volume 65. p.319.
