Walter Rosenblum
1919–2006

Introduction

Walter A. Rosenblum (1919–2006) was an American photographer whose work spanned the decades from 1938-1980. He photographed the World War II D-Day landing at Normandy in 1944, fought through France and Germany, and He the among the first Allied photographers to enter the liberated Dachau concentration camp. One of the most highly decorated U.S. Army Signal Corps combat cameramen, Rosenblum received military decorations including a Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, 4 Battle Stars and an Arrowhead Device. His photography is in collections of museums around the world.

Wikidata identifier

Q3565878

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Roles

Artist, photographer

ULAN identifier

500018189

Names

Walter Rosenblum

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