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Join the roomThe 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, after being killed by a German sniper, on 18 April 1945, shortly before the end of World War II in Europe. Germany surrendered two weeks later, following the Battle of Berlin.