How tall was Adolf Hitler?

Adolf Hitler is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).

The figure is the height entered in the Landsberg prison intake book when Hitler was admitted on 1 April 1924, as Der Spiegel reported from the prison records in 2010.

Adolf Hitler’s 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) is about average for a US man: about 49 in 100 US men are shorter.

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5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

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