Kruckenkreuz

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The Kruckenkreuz is a stylized cross symbol historically associated with Austrian nationalism and used prominently by the interwar Fatherland Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cross
heraldic charge
symbol
appearsIn medieval heraldry
associatedWith Austrian nationalism
Austrofascism NERFINISHED
interwar Austria
categorizedAs national symbol of Austria (historical)
political symbol
contrastedWith swastika used by Nazi Germany
countryOfProminentUse Austria NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Kreuz mit Krücken
cross potent NERFINISHED
crutch cross
crutched cross NERFINISHED
hasCulturalContext interwar European right-wing movements
hasDesignFeature each arm ending in a bar at right angles
four equal arms
hasEtymology derived from German "Krücke" meaning "crutch"
hasLanguage German
hasNotableUser Engelbert Dollfuss NERFINISHED
Kurt Schuschnigg NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalConnotation authoritarian nationalism
clerical fascism in Austria
hasReligiousAssociation Christian symbolism
hasShape cross with T-shaped or crutch-like ends on each arm
hasUnicodeApproximation U+2629 (cross potent)
hasVisualContrast red-white-red Austrian colors often used as background
influencedBy Christian cross iconography NERFINISHED
isDistinctFrom swastika
timePeriodOfProminentUse 1930s
interwar period
usedAs emblem of the Fatherland Front (Austria) NERFINISHED
state symbol of Austria during Austrofascist period
usedBy Austrofascist regime of Engelbert Dollfuss NERFINISHED
Austrofascist regime of Kurt Schuschnigg NERFINISHED
Fatherland Front (Austria) NERFINISHED
usedHistoricallyBy Christian military orders NERFINISHED
Crusader states NERFINISHED
usedIn heraldry
vexillology
usedOn Austrian state flag 1934–1938
flags of the Fatherland Front NERFINISHED
insignia of Austrofascist organizations

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Fatherland Front usedSymbol Kruckenkreuz