The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power.

Allied Control Council

1945–1991 military governing body over Germany and Austria until 1955

The Allied Control Council (ACC) or Allied Control Authority, also referred to as the Four Powers, was the governing body of the Allied occupation zones in Germany (1945–1949/1991) and Austria (1945–1955) after the end of World War II in Europe. After the defeat of the Nazis,…