The Blitz
Directive 23 was the only concession made by Goring to the Kriegsmarine over the strategic bombing strategy of the Luftwaffe against Britain. Thereafter, he would refuse to make available any air units to destroy British dockyards, ports, port facilities, or shipping in dock or at sea, lest Kriegsmarine gain control of more Luftwaffe units. Raeder's successor--Karl Donitz--would--on the intervention of Hitler--gain control of one unit (KG 40), but Goring would soon regain it. Goring's lack of cooperation was detrimental to the one air strategy with potentially decisive strategic effect on Britain. Instead, he wasted aircraft of Fliegerfuhrer Atlantik (Flying Command Atlantic) on bombing mainland Britain instead of attacks against convoys. For Goring, his prestige had been damaged by the defeat in the Battle of Britain, and he wanted to regain it by subduing Britain by air power alone. He was always reluctant to cooperate with Raeder.
How did Goring expect to regain prestige?
by subduing Britain by air power alone
For Goring, his prestige had been damaged by the defeat in the Battle of Britain, and he wanted to regain it by subduing Britain by air power alone.
Goring