In April 1945, Capa climbed to the fourth floor of a building to photograph the advancing infantrymen during the liberation of Leipzig by the US Army. Two soldiers went out onto the balcony to set up a machine gun, and Capa photographed them. In front of the house there was a bridge leading into the city. On the right, the view was obstructed by trees, where Germans must have been lying in ambush. The infantry advanced with caution. Seconds later, the machine gunner fell backwards, hit by a bullet. Capa alternated between his two cameras, a Contax and a Rolleiflex, to capture the scene. Thanks to a local association, the building is still standing today and the ground floor houses a museum dedicated to Capa.