Jakob Nacken
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Jakob Hudson Nacken or Jacob Nacken (15 February 1906 – 29 March 1987) was a German circus performer active in Europe and the United States. He began his career as an exceptionally tall person while a teenager, performing in a traveling circus, and appeared in the 1939 New York World's Fair. Nacken was the tallest soldier in the German Army during World War II at a height of seven feet three inches (2.21 m). He was employed as a giant Santa Claus and appeared on American television as a figure of high stature and in freak shows as the World's Tallest Man.
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Born | (1906-02-15)15 February 1906 |
Died | 29 March 1987(1987-03-29) (aged 81) |
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Height | 7 ft 3 in (221 cm) |
Spouse | Maria |
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Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
Service/ | Wehrmacht |
Years of service | 1939–1945 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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