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Arrow Cross

Arrow Cross

An Arrow Cross, or Cross Barby

A cross whose arms end in arrowheads is called a "cross barby" or "cross barbee" in the traditional terminology of heraldry. In Christian use, the ends of this cross resemble the barbs of fish hooks, or fish spears. This alludes to the Ichthys symbol of Christ, and is suggestive of the "fishers of men" theme in the Gospel.

In modern use, the symbol has become associated with extremist right wing organisations after the Arrow Cross (Nyilaskereszt) symbol was used in Hungary in the 1930s and 1940s as the symbol of a Hungarian National Socialist political party, the Arrow Cross Party.[1] The symbol consists of two green double-ended arrows in a cross configuration on a white circular background, much like the German Nazi swastika. The arrow cross symbol remains outlawed in Hungary.[2]

A similar symbol, the Crosstar, is now used by the Nationalist Movement, a white supremacist group based in the United States. Both are basically the arrow cross symbol.[3]

Notes

v · d · eNationalism and National Socialism in Hungary to 1945
Political parties and groups

Arrow Cross Party · Hungarian National Defence Association · Hungarian National Socialist Party · Party of Hungarian Life · Party of National Unity · Rongyos Gárda
People

István Antal · László Baky · István Balogh · László Bárdossy · Károly Beregfy · Zoltán Böszörmény · László Budinszky · László Endre · Sándor Festetics · Imre Finta · József Gera · Gyula Gömbös · Árpád Henney · Béla Imrédy · Győző Istóczy · Andor Jaross · Béla Jurcsek · Gábor Kemény · András Kun · Zoltán Meskó · Fidél Pálffy · Ferenc Rajniss · Jenő Rátz · Lajos Reményi-Schneller · Döme Sztójay · Ferenc Szálasi · András Tasnádi Nagy · Gábor Vajna · Charles Zentai
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