How tall was Adolf Hitler? Infamous dictator was slighter taller than Benito Mussolini

Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 and took on the title of Fuhrer und Reichskanzler in 1934
UPDATED OCT 23, 2023
Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Name  Adolf Hitler
Date of Birth 20 April 1889
Place of Birth Braunau am Inn, Austria
Date of Death 30 April 1945, Fuhrerbunker
Height 5 feet 8 inches (174 cm) 
Weight 77kg
Gender Male
Spouse  Eva Braun (m. 1945–1945)
Parents  Alois Hitler, Klara Hitler
Net Worth $1.4 billion

MUNICH, GERMANY: Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was the ruthless dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. Hitler's personal physician, Theodor Morell, recorded his height as 5 feet 8 inches (174 cm) in his medical records.

Hitler was infamous for leading the Holocaust, causing the genocide of six million Jews and many others.

Hitler's rise to power was through the Nazi Party, becoming Chancellor in 1933 and taking on the title of Fuhrer und Reichskanzler in 1934. His regime was marked by extreme nationalism, militarism, and territorial expansion.

World War II erupted in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, sparking a global conflict. Hitler's aggressive ambitions caused immense suffering and death.

The war ended in 1945 with Nazi Germany's defeat at the hands of the Allied forces.

Hitler's legacy is one of hatred, racism, and heinous atrocities. He died by suicide in his Berlin bunker as the Allies closed in on the city in April 1945.

What was Eva Braun's height?

Eva Braun, the longtime companion and later wife of Adolf Hitler, was 5 feet 4 inches (162 cm) tall.

On the night of April 28-29, 1945, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun married just hours before ending their lives by suicide.

circa 1940: German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler with his mistress Eva Braun at Hitler's Berchtesgaden retreat. The photograph was found among Braun's personal belongings. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Adolf Hitler with his mistress Eva Braun at Hitler's Berchtesgaden retreat (Central Press/Getty Images)

Eva, initially an assistant to Hitler's official photographer, had a middle-class Catholic background and lived a private life with Hitler, engaging in activities like skiing and swimming.

While she had no apparent influence on Hitler's political career, she brought a sense of domesticity to his life.

Hitler's height compared to Benito Mussolini

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, the leaders of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy respectively, were at the helm of the axis powers.

Hitler was 5 feet 8 inches (174 cm) tall while Mussolini was 5 feet 6 inches (170 cm) in height, according to a The Guardian report.

Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler on Review Stand
Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler watch a Nazi parade staged for the Italian dictators's visit to Germany. (Getty)
Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler watch a Nazi parade staged for the Italian dictator's visit to Germany (Getty Images)

Hitler and Mussolini are widely regarded as two of the most notorious figures of the 20th century due to their roles in initiating and perpetrating World War II and its associated atrocities.

Hitler's height compared to Neville Chamberlain

Hitler was 5 feet 8 inches (174 cm) tall, while Chamberlain stood at 6 feet 2 inches (188cm).

Neville Chamberlaine's diplomatic efforts failed in the lead-up to World War II.

German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) (R) and British prime minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) standing together at Bad Godesberg, Germany. Hitler wears a swastika armband. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) (R) and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) standing together at Bad Godesberg, Germany (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hitler sought the Sudetenland, part of Czechoslovakia, which led to the Munich Agreement in 1938.

Chamberlain's appeasement strategy aimed to prevent conflict, but Hitler's further aggression broke the agreement, and World War II began in 1939.

Chamberlain's reputation suffered, and he resigned as Prime Minister in 1940, replaced by Winston Churchill. 

How tall was Josef Stalin?

Josef Stalin was 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm) tall. Stalin, who was born in 1878, was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953.

He played a significant role in the history of the 20th century and the culmination of the war.

Joseph Stalin, born Josef Vissarionovich Dzugashvili, (1879- 1953), a Bolshevik revolutionary and leader of the Soviet Union, Moscow, 1944. He remained in power through World War II and until his death. (Photo by Laski Diffusion/Getty Images)
Joseph Stalin, born Josef Vissarionovich Dzugashvili, (1879- 1953), remained in power through World War II and until his death (Laski Diffusion/Getty Images)

Stalin's authoritarian communism and Hitler's Nazi ideology were ideologically opposed, but both were ruthless and led to the deaths of millions.

Additionally, their actions during World War II had a profound impact on the course of the conflict and its outcome.

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