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 German sniper, on 18 April 1945, shortly before the end of World War II in Europe.American soldier killed by German snipers in Leipzig, 1945, Rare Historical Photos Germany would surrender two weeks later following the Battle of Berlin.
