 Murder of Lieutenant Alfred Lyth

The murder of Second Lieutenant Alfred R. Lyth was committed in Garfagnana, Italy, by Italian "Monte Rosa" Division soldiers during World War II.On February 6, 1945 Lieutenant Lyth's aircraft was hit during the bombing of a railroad tunnel, probably victim of German antiaircraft fire, forcing Lyth to parachute to the ground and landing in the village of Torrite.