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The height of celebrities in World War II has always been a topic of interest to everyone. But most of the figures currently circulating on the Internet are full of errors. To this end, I have specially consulted the relevant documents and through the comparison of historical images, I hope to provide you with relatively accurate figures today.
Patton, the tallest U.S. general in World War II, was 1.88 meters tall
Thanks to the complete archives and open information, the most accurate data comes from the United States. According to records at the time, during World War II, U.S. President Roosevelt was 1.88 meters tall, Eisenhower was 1.79 meters tall, and General MacArthur was 1.80 meters tall. Admiral Marshall is 1.83 meters tall. General Patton is the tallest of these generals at 1.88 meters tall. The famous Admiral Nimitz is 1.75 meters tall, while another famous admiral, Halsey, is as tall as 1.82 meters.
Hitler and the German generals on the left is Guderian
The German generals, on the other hand, were much shorter. According to relevant records, among the three famous German generals in World War II, Marshal Manstein, who was 1 meter 81, was the tallest, and Rommel and Guderian were both about 1.72 meters tall.
Group photo of the signing of the Munich Agreement Ciano on the right is 1.83 meters tall
In the book Center of Power, published in the American Times Life Series, it is mentioned that "Hitler was 5 feet 9 inches tall", which translates to Hitler's height of 1 meter 75. This photo was taken at the signing ceremony of the Munich Agreement in 1938, and on the far right is Mussolini's son-in-law Ciano, who was 35 meters tall at 1.83 meters tall. As a reference, Hitler's height should not be less than 1 meter 75. Mussolini's height should also be around 1 meter 7, not as short as the 1 meter 6 that has been circulating on the Internet.
Churchill is 1.7 meters tall
During World War II, Churchill was nearly seventy years old, with a slender figure, and his height had greatly shrunk compared to when he was younger. Churchill's actual height was 1.7 m, which was recorded in his autobiography. British Field Marshal Montgomery, according to archival records held by the British Sandhurst Military Academy, was 1.75 meters tall. The French general de Gaulle is 1 meter 95 tall, so in the historical lens, it often gives people a feeling of standing out from the crowd.
Group photo of Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Zongnan, who are 1.69 meters tall
According to Chiang Kai-shek's records during his studies at the Japanese Military Academy, his height was 1 meter 69, and among the famous anti-Japanese generals of the Nationalist Army, General Xue Yue was 1 meter 75 tall. Li Zongren's height is 1.6 meters. Zhang Zizhong, the supreme general who died in the War of Resistance Against Japan, was at least 1 meter 82 tall according to the description of American female journalist Smedley in relevant reports.
1921 Sun Liren (first from right) is the main defender of the Chinese national basketball team
General Sun Liren, who annihilated the most Japanese troops, is 1.85 meters tall and was selected as the main defender of the Chinese national men's basketball team at the age of 21. Hu Zongnan was less than 1 meter 6 tall, and when he applied for the Whampoa Military Academy, he was eliminated at the first level because of his unqualified height.
Of all the countries involved, the average Japanese were the shortest in height. Yamamoto Isoroku is only 1.59 meters tall, while Yamashita Fengfumi, who is 1.74 meters tall and weighs 90 kilograms, belongs to the "Biao-shaped Big Man" in the Japanese army.
Montgomery and Zhukov for a group photo
Although known as a fighting nation, the leaders of the Soviet Union in World War II were also many times not tall, Marshal Zhukov was 1 meter 7 tall, and Stalin's height was even more inconsistent, because Stalin paid special attention to appearance and liked to wear special leather shoes with thick soles, so it was impossible to make accurate judgments from the video data alone. But according to Stalin's records when he was imprisoned at the age of 23, his height was about 1 meter 62.