Oh height matters? Well I'm a 5'2 wome-

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[Lev Peshkov]

i agree

 

[Deleted member 5189]

i agree

Same

 

[Gargantuan]

And my husband just so happens to be 6'6 TEEHEE BUT I LOVE SHORT GUYS AND HEIGHT DOESN'T MATTER, SWEETIE

 

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Ahhh the good old days

 

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Potsdam Giants - Wikipedia

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The Regiment was founded with a strength of two battalions in 1675 as “Regiment Kurprinz” under the command of Prince Frederick of Brandenburg, the later King Frederick I of Prussia. In 1688 the later King Frederick William I of Prussia became the nominal Commander of the Regiment. After Frederick William I ascended to the throne in 1713, he proceeded to strengthen his military, including hiring 40,000 mercenaries. He had already begun to recruit taller soldiers and needed several hundred more recruits each year.

As the number of tall soldiers increased, the regiment earned its nickname "Potsdam Giants". The original required height was 6 Prussian feet (about 6 ft 2 in or 1.88 m),[1] well above average then and now. The king was about 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) tall himself.[2] He tried to obtain them by any means, including recruiting them from the armies of other countries. The Emperor of Austria, Russian Tsar Peter the Great and even the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire sent him tall soldiers in order to encourage friendly relations. Several soldiers were given by Tsar Peter I as a gift in return for the famous Amber Room.[3] Pay was high, but not all giants were content, especially if they were forcibly recruited, and some attempted desertion or suicide.


JFL modern foids have a higher height requirement than the King of Prussia for his elite infantry of Giants!

 

[lutte]

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my mom literally said this to me