<i>They were generally short, around 5&#x27;7&quot;&#x2F;170cm</i><p>Looking at this[1] list, I would call them average. Specially when nutrition was probably less than ideal then.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Human_height#Average_height_ar...</a>