Goering was supreme commander of the Luftwaffe. also an organization man type and very much concerned with War production, as one might expect.
He was the head of the Luftwaffe under Adolf Hitler.
Admiral Karl Donitz of the German Navy surrendered the Third Reich. It would have fallen on Hermann Goering, but Hitler was outraged when he learned that Goering had already surrendered himself to the Allies. Hitler kicked Goering out of the Nazi Party and named Donitz as his successor. Hitler probably expected Donitz to fight to the end, but after Hitler's suicide Donitz immediately went about the task of surrender.
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Hitler was a charismatic leader, he offered optimism and a way out of Germany's problems in a post WWI society.
Adolf Hitler ordered Hermann Goering to create the Luftwaffe in 1935.
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...Airforce. Commissioned by Hitler in 1936, and headed by Hermann Goering. It was set up in 26 February 1935 by Adolf Hitler
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Hitler's original planned successor was Hermann Goering, leader of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force). But after a spat on April 28th, two days before Hitler shot himself, Goering was removed as successor and Karl Donitz was substituted. This was probably a poor decision on Hitler's part - Donitz capitulated with the Allies just 9 days later.