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Robert Capa (Budapest, October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954) was possibly the most famous war photographer of the 20th century. He covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War. Capa documented the course of World War II in London, North Africa, Italy, the Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris.

Born in Hungary as Endre Ernő Friedmann, Capa left the country at an early age because of his political involvements with protestors against the fascist government. Capa originally wanted to be a writer. However, he first found work in photography in Berlin and grew to love the art.