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'''Grgo Kusić''' (1892–1918) was a [[Croat]] soldier in the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]]. According to some accounts, Kusić was {{height|m=2.37}} tall, and is frequently cited as the tallest Croat ever,<ref name="Embassy"/><ref name="HKKV">{{cite web | url=http://www.hkkv.hr/content/view/131/2/ | title=Visoki Hrvati | language=Croatian| date=October 28, 2008 | accessdate=2009-04-10}}</ref> as well as the tallest soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army.<ref name="Embassy"/> However, other accounts put his height at {{ |
'''Grgo Kusić''' (1892–1918) was a [[Croat]] soldier in the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]]. According to some accounts, Kusić was {{height|m=2.37}} tall, and is frequently cited as the tallest Croat ever,<ref name="Embassy"/><ref name="HKKV">{{cite web | url=http://www.hkkv.hr/content/view/131/2/ | title=Visoki Hrvati | language=Croatian| date=October 28, 2008 | accessdate=2009-04-10}}</ref> as well as the tallest soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army.<ref name="Embassy"/> However, other accounts put his height at {{convert|2.18|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, so the exact figure is not known for certain.<ref name="HKKV"/> |
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Known as the [[Gulliver]] of [[Dalmatia]], the [[Grabovac, Split-Dalmatia County|Grabovac]] native was a personal imperial guard to emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] in [[Vienna]].<ref name="Embassy">{{cite web | url=http://www.amb-croatie.fr/croatie/saviez-vous.htm | title=La Croatie: Le saviez-vous? | language=French | publisher=Embassy of Croatia in France | accessdate=2009-04-10}}</ref> |
Known as the [[Gulliver]] of [[Dalmatia]], the [[Grabovac, Split-Dalmatia County|Grabovac]] native was a personal imperial guard to emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] in [[Vienna]].<ref name="Embassy">{{cite web | url=http://www.amb-croatie.fr/croatie/saviez-vous.htm | title=La Croatie: Le saviez-vous? | language=French | publisher=Embassy of Croatia in France | accessdate=2009-04-10}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:59, 5 July 2011
Grgo Kusić (1892–1918) was a Croat soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army. According to some accounts, Kusić was 2.37 m (7 ft 9+1⁄2 in) tall, and is frequently cited as the tallest Croat ever,[1][2] as well as the tallest soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army.[1] However, other accounts put his height at 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in), so the exact figure is not known for certain.[2]
Known as the Gulliver of Dalmatia, the Grabovac native was a personal imperial guard to emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in Vienna.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "La Croatie: Le saviez-vous?" (in French). Embassy of Croatia in France. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ a b "Visoki Hrvati" (in Croatian). October 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
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