The Strutting Dictator: How Tall Was He?

Never mind the estimates of how tall (rather, how short) the dictators were. All I know is that when you get them out of context they can seem large. You just never seem to get a full-length picture of Hitler standing next to anything ordinary, something you can estimate his height by. A lot of pictures of him seem to be taken from below, as if he's seven feet tall.

I'll bet you Hitler was no more than 5'6." That means that I'd be three inches taller than him. That means I'd be able to pummel his ass in a fight. Nah, he'd probably be so amped on benzedrine that he could fight off twelve gorillas.

Mussolini? It seems he was almost always photographed from below. I got the impression he was maybe 6'3" tall, maybe even more. But take a look at this picture. Using his head as a guide, measuring the bottom of his chin to the top of his head as around 10 inches, I figure he was a hair taller than 5 feet. Maybe 5'1". 5'2" in heels. Looking at pictures of Hitler next to him, I figure Hitler was max 5'6" but maybe he wore heels -- that would match his ego. So let's give him 5'5". Around Tom Cruise height.

That would mean I probably could kick Hitler's ass pretty badly.

How tall do you think this little freak is?