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Elisabeth Vincken and her 12-year-old son, Fritz who lived in the area had gone to their family’s hunting cabin in October to get away from the intense fighting.  Their home in Aachen, Germany had been damaged earlier in the year by Allied bombing and Elisabeth’s husband, Hubert had sent them to the cabin to stay safe through the fighting.  Hubert, a baker, was stationed not far away with the German army where he served as a civilian baker.  According to Fritz, Hubert thought the fighting would be over by Christmas and they would all be back together, but as the holiday a