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"From the moment of surrender the authority of the Emperor and the Japanese Government to rule the state shall be subject to the Supreme Commander of the Allied powers who will take such steps ...

April 29: British Field Marshal Harold Alexander accepts the unconditional surrender of German and Italian forces in Italy and western Austria in a ceremony at the Palace of Caserta, north of Naples.

Once Germany's unconditional surrender had been agreed, all U-boat crews in the North Sea were ordered by their superiors to surface and display a black flag, indicating their surrender.