At the end of 1943, General Montgomery was transferred to Britain to begin preparations for the Normandy invasion.
Komet Skjellerup-Maristany ali C/1927 X1 je komet, ki sta ga neodvisno odkrila avstralski astronom John Francis Skjellerup (1875 – 19529) 28. novembra v Avstraliji in brazilski astronom Edmundo Maristany 6. decembra 1927 v Argentini.