article_snippet.sent: The note is one of the only copies of Doenitz's dispatch known to exist today.
article_snippet.sent: Tom Lamb, an expert in military history at Bonhams, said: 'The story behind this document is an incredible one. '
article_snippet.sent: Copies of the surrender note from Admiral Doenitz are exceptionally rare - many were lost or destroyed but somehow this one survived. '
article_snippet.sent: This document is incredibly important in the history of the 20th century.'