Seventy-five years ago today, the Führer survived an assassination attempt. Now a new account reveals his bizarre reaction… with his clothes in tatters, he laughed and was convinced his life had been spared for a reason

bunker in Berlin. Although Hitler knew time was running out for him and his murderous regime, he became jealous when it was suggested Weinert should also massage his lover, Eva Braun.

The book claims the German dictator stopped the massage because he could not bear the thought of anyone touching his lover.

Weinert’s account also shows what an extraordinary emotional hold Braun held over Hitler, talking him into a suicide pact around the time of his birthday on April 20, 1945.

Weinert told Frank: “It was she who eventually persuaded Hitler to put an end to it all.Adolf was still listening to those around him, like Goebbels, who kept telling him he could still win.

“If Eva hadn’t worked on him and