PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 8 months agoUS soldier and Gurkha rifleman share cigars, Italy, WW2, 1945media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down15
arrow-up1120arrow-down1imageUS soldier and Gurkha rifleman share cigars, Italy, WW2, 1945media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoIs the Gurkha on his knees, or just really short?
minus-squareSjmarf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoGurkhas are generally very short. The average height of a Nepalese male is 5ft 4.5in according to Wikipedia
minus-squareFireTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoHe’s probably short but Americans typically were taller than most people at the time IIRC
Is the Gurkha on his knees, or just really short?
Gurkhas are generally very short. The average height of a Nepalese male is 5ft 4.5in according to Wikipedia
He’s probably short but Americans typically were taller than most people at the time IIRC