Hitler narrowly avoided assassination. It was the best day ever.

[**The following takes place following the unsuccessful assassination attempt on Hitler by Claus von Stauffenberg.**] >After donning a fresh uniform, seemingly exhilarated by his survival, [Hitler](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Hitler_portrait_crop.jpg) was almost merry. “Once again everything turned out well for me!” he chortled to his secretaries. “More proof that fate has selected me for my mission!” That afternoon he showed his scorched clothes to the visiting ousted Italian dictator [Benito Mussolini](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Mussolini_biografia.jpg): “Look at my uniform! Look at my burns!” Hitler had the uniform sent to his mistress, [Eve Braun](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Eva_Braun_walking_dog.jpg), for safekeeping as proof of his historical destiny. ______________________________ **Source:** Beschloss, Michael R. “The Plot to Murder Hitler.” *The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman, and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945*. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2007. 3. Print. ______________________________ **Further Reading:** [Adolf Hitler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler) [Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini) [Eva Anna Paula Hitler (née Braun)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Braun)