Introduce briefly

• Capa was born in Budapest, Hungary, and later moved to Berlin to escape political repression [1].

• In Berlin, he studied political science and worked as a darkroom assistant for a German photographic agency [1].

• With the rise of the Nazi Party, Capa, being Jewish, decided to move to Paris [1].

• In Paris, Capa met Gerda Taro, a German-Jewish photographer, and they began working together under the alias "Robert Capa" [1].

• Capa covered several wars, including the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War [1].

• He documented significant events such as the liberation of Paris and the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day [1].

• Capa co-founded Magnum Photos, the first cooperative agency for worldwide freelance photographers, in Paris in 1947 [1].

• Capa's photograph "The Falling Soldier" from the Spanish Civil War became iconic, although its authenticity has been questioned [1].

• He captured powerful images during World War II, including the series known as "The Magnificent Eleven" taken on D-Day [1].

• Another notable photograph is "The Shaved Woman of Chartres," depicting a woman punished for collaboration with the Nazis [2].

• Capa received the Medal of Freedom from U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower for his work during World War II [1].

• He tragically died in 1954 when he stepped on a landmine in Vietnam [1].

• Capa's work continues to inspire and influence photographers worldwide, and his contributions to photojournalism are highly regarded [1].

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