I have had Leupolds.
I can't remember whether R was clockwise or anti clockwise. But I can say with absolute certainty that when you moved the turret in the direction indicated R, your POI went Right.
I also have another, newer Hungarian S&B and a Meopta where moving the turret R moves POI R.
It's just this one older German S&B where moving the turret in the direction labelled R causes POI to go Left.
And it seems frankly idiotic.