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The disputed 'Falling Soldier' photograph, whose credit is contested between Robert Capa and Gerda Taro, was taken during which conflict?
Answer
The Spanish Civil War
The photograph was taken in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, capturing a Republican militiaman at the moment he was shot.
💡 Did you know?
Robert Capa's most famous war photograph may have been taken by his lover Gerda Taro, but he received all the credit.
Other options people guess
- World War II
- The Vietnam War
- The Korean War
Topics
- photography
- spanish-civil-war
- history
- war-photography
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