Typed dispatch sent by German president Karl Doenitz on a few days . Seized from Luftwaffe chief Robert von Greim when he was arrested . Order told officers to stop fighting or face the Allies ' wrath . Set to fetch £21,000 when it goes under the hammer at Bonhams , New York .
Typed dispatch sent by German president Karl Doenitz on May 8 , 1945 . Seized from Luftwaffe chief Robert von Greim when he was arrested . Order told officers to stop fighting or face the Allies ' wrath . Set to fetch £21,000 when it goes under the hammer at Bonhams , New York .