On April 29, 1945, Hitler married his long-time companion, Eva Braun, in a civil ceremony in his bunker, and he dictated his last will to his secretary Traudl Junge. Later in the day, he was informed of Mussolini’s execution, which many believe increased his will to avoid capture. On April 30, with Soviet forces within blocks of the Reich Chancellery, Hitler shot himself, and his wife Eva Braun bit into a cyanide capsule.
