Rendición del soldado alemán más alto Jakob Nacken (2,21m) en Calais, Francia. 1944 / Surrender of the tallest German soldier, Jakob Nacken (2.21 m), in Calais, France. 1944.

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Jakob Hudson Nacken o Jacob Nacken (15 de febrero de 1906 - 29 de marzo de 1987) fue un artista de circo alemán activo en Europa y los Estados Unidos. 

En agosto de 1944, Jakob Nacken fue uno de los 250 soldados alemanes capturados por un grupo de siete soldados canadienses liderados por el cabo Bob Roberts en Calais, Francia. Nacken permaneció en Inglaterra como prisionero de guerra por el resto de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Después del conflicto, se trasladó a Estados Unidos, donde adquirió la ciudadanía en 1955 y trabajó en espectáculos como Ripley’s Believe It or Not!.

Jakob Hudson Nacken or Jacob Nacken (February 15, 1906 - March 29, 1987) was a German circus performer who worked in Europe and the United States. 

In August 1944, Jakob Nacken was a part of a gun crew of 250 German soldiers that were captured by a troop of seven Canadian Army soldiers led by Corporal Bob Roberts in Calais, France. Nacken spent the rest of the Second World War in England as a Prisoner of War.

After the war, he emigrated to the United States, where he became a citizen in 1955 and worked on shows such as Ripley's Believe It or Not!

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