When you consider that many studies suggest that the average North Korean height for men is 5 ft 5 in (165.6 cm) ...
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| The Photo Shows The Truth .... |
.... compared with South Korean men's average height of 5 ft 7 in (173.5 cm).
Then the fact that Kim Jong-Un is believed to be 5 ft 5 in (officially he's 5ft7in tall, but he often wears elevated heels on his shoes - His father Kim Jong-Il wore Cuban heels to elevate his tiny 5 ft 2 in.), and is still smaller than ex-South Korean President Moon, who really is 5 ft 6 in, is telling
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| Regiment Of Giants? |
So this picture is interesting in telling you something, because much like Frederick the Great, who famously had a regiment of giants to impress foreign dignitaries (the minimum height requirement was 6 ft 2 in or 1.88 m), it appears that all the rank and file North Korean soldiers on display are considerably taller than the great leader and his general.Could it be a deliberate political/propaganda diply, or just an optical illusion? Currently Ri Myung Hun is believed to be the tallest North Korean at 7 foot 8 inches, or 2.35 meters tall.
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