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Raymond J. Bowman
''The Picture of the Last Man to Die'' is a black and white photograph taken by Robert Capa during the battle for Leipzig, depicting an American soldier, Raymond J. Bowman, aged 21 years old, after being killed by a Nazi Germany, German sniper, on 18 April 1945, shortly before the end of World War II in Europe. Germany would surrender two weeks later following the Battle of Berlin. History Raymond J. Bowman was an American soldier born in Rochester, New York, Rochester, New York City, New York who had arrived in Great Britain in January 1944 in preparation for Operation Overlord. After his landing, he served and was wounded in France on 3 August 1944. He also served in Belgium and Germany; he reached the rank of private first class during this time. He was a member of a platoon of Machine gun, machine gunners who entered a building in Leipzig and set positions to cover foot soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division (United States), U.S. 2nd Infantry Division who were arriving to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Picture Of The Last Man To Die
''The Picture of the Last Man to Die'' is a black and white photograph taken by Robert Capa during the battle for Leipzig, depicting an American soldier, Raymond J. Bowman, aged 21 years old, after being killed by a Nazi Germany, German sniper, on 18 April 1945, shortly before the end of World War II in Europe. Germany would surrender two weeks later following the Battle of Berlin. History Raymond J. Bowman was an American soldier born in Rochester, New York, Rochester, New York City, New York who had arrived in Great Britain in January 1944 in preparation for Operation Overlord. After his landing, he served and was wounded in France on 3 August 1944. He also served in Belgium and Germany; he reached the rank of private first class during this time. He was a member of a platoon of Machine gun, machine gunners who entered a building in Leipzig and set positions to cover foot soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division (United States), U.S. 2nd Infantry Division who were arriving to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |