Yeah, so he’s trying to be clever about it. This writer is clearly trying to express his urges & fondness towards a certain reichsfuhrer. Or he’s an idiot. One of the two.
Well, I wasn’t certain about the 888, but I did a quick search on what it means, and several hits came back as being the symbol for Christ - as it represents infinity when laid sideways. I plead ignorance to that, never heard it before, and most responses were like wiki answers or ask.com.