January 2011
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The Potsdam Giants was the Prussian infantry regiment No 6, composed of taller-than-average soldiers. The regiment was founded in 1675 and dissolved in 1806 after the Prussian defeat against Napoleon.
The original required height was 6 Prussian Foot (about 6’2” or 1.88 meters), well above average then and now. One of the tallest soldiers, the Irish James Kirkland, was...
