Olympiacos F.C. in European football semi-final appearance. Their campaign began in the second qualifying round, with Cypriot side Anorthosis not able to prevent them from participating in the group stage for a second time in a row. They were drawn in Group A along with Croatia Zagreb, Porto and Ajax, where they managed to win all three home games and secure two away draws, topping the group and getting the ticket for the quarter-finals. There, they were drawn to face Juventus, one of the favourites to win the trophy. In the first leg at the Stadio delle Alpi in Turin, Juventus defeated Olympiacos 2–1, which
22nd Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi 22nd Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi The 22nd Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi was an infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II. The "Cacciatori delle Alpi" was mobilized for war in June 1939 and was dissolved 11 September 1943. When the Italian invasion of France started 10 June 1940, the "Cacciatori delle Alpi" division remained in reserve as part of the Italian 1st Army in Perinaldo-Pigna, Liguria-Castel Vittorio areas near the border with France. It was moved out of reserve 19 June 1940 and assigned an attack sector at Triora-Vallecrosia-Camporosso, but the war in France ended 24