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Question:where there any other restrictions on blackouts apart from no lights and were any of the restrictions lifted?


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In the United States, particularly early in the war there were blackout drills, air raider wardens, and other civil defense procedures in place across the United States, particularly in cities and towns. As the war progressed and the Allies took the offensive, the threat of an attack on our shores lessened and the need for blackout restrictions grew less. Some of the requirements stayed in place, I believe, until the final end of the war with the surrender of Japan. (Even towards the end of the war the Japanese could have sent submarines to our shores to shell our cities, if they had thought it worthwhile.)

Here's what the wikipedia has to say:

As the threat of air raids or invasions in the United States seemed less likely during the war, the focus on the Civil Defense Corps, air raid drills, and patrols of the border declined but the other efforts continued. Unlike the end of WWI, the US did not dismiss all its civil defense efforts as soon as WWII ended. Instead, they continued after the end of the war and served as the foundation of civil defense in the Cold War.

If you're talking about Great Britain, I believe the situation was roughly similar, although even more intensive due to actual highly intensive bombing conducted by the Germans until late in the war.

If you're talking about elsewhere in Europe, the Nazis enforced strict blackouts, I believe, throughout their occupation of given countries. It was only the neutral countries, such as Spain, Portgual, Switzerland and Sweden, in which the lights continued to blaze--serving to some degree as a warning to the Axis and Allied armies and air forces--hey, we're not involved in this! Stay away..

In which country?

In the UK, not until the war with Germany was over. There, in addition to the blackouts, direction and locational signs were removed from roads and railways, maps were withdrawn from sale and during the invasion scare, people were advised to report to the police or home guard any suspicous behavour by strangers, especially those asking for directions.
In addition to this 'blackout' there was an information blackout too as all media was officially censored as was mail to and from foreign countries.