Grgo Kusić

Grgo Kusić (1892 – 1918)[1] was a Croat soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army. According to some accounts, Kusić was 2.37 m (7 ft 9 in) tall, and is frequently cited as the tallest Croat ever,[2][3] as well as the tallest soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army.[2] However, other accounts put his height at 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in), so the exact figure is not known for certain.[3]

Known as the Gulliver of Dalmatia, the Grabovac [hr] native was a personal imperial guard to emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in Vienna.[2]

References

  1. ^ ""Da je skupit sve zetove, neviste i unuke iz ovog zaseoka, osam jezika bi govorili"". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). April 13, 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  2. ^ a b c "La Croatie: Le saviez-vous?". amb-croatie.fr (in French). Embassy of Croatia in France. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  3. ^ a b "Visoki Hrvati". hkkv.hr (in Croatian). October 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-10.


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