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Would Goering obstruct a German light-carrier programme?

A political fight over control is likely, but aircraft physically assigned to German ships would probably remain under shipboard authority.

Question

If Germany built light carriers, how badly would Goering disrupt the programme?

Short answer

There would be a fight over control, but aircraft attached to the ships would probably remain under shipboard authority.

Notes

German naval aviation would still face the institutional rivalry associated with Hermann Goering and the Luftwaffe. A sharp contest over aircraft and resources is likely. Aircraft attached directly to ships were generally left under the ship's control, however. That practice gives a German light carrier some protection from the wider interservice dispute, though it does not remove the political struggle.