Given that they had been together for over 15 years, why did Hitler bother getting married to Eva Braun when they both had just 40 hours to live? Was it genuine affection, just something on his bucket list, or was there some legal consequence of dying a married man?

Click here for a recent thread about the deaths of Hitler & Braun that includes a link to Episode #153 of The AskHistorians Podcast feat. /u/commiespaceinvader and /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov.

Zhukov also answered What happened to Hitler's bank account?

See also What would've happened to Eva Braun if she didn't commit suicide? according to /u/kieslowskifan.

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EDIT: Added link about Hitler's finances