WI: Hermann Goring dies... in 1918

Let's say that Hermann Goring gets killed in 1918 as a fighter pilot, either fighting or in an accident (for example testing the Dornier D.I). What would happen; would Kesselring or Milch be in charge? What would be the results of this (and please be more specific than simply saying 'the Luftwaffe would do better').
 
I believe the timeline entitled "The Death of Goring and the Victory of the Luftwaffe", which can be found in the "Finished Timelines and Scenarios" section will give you that answer. It is very well written and one of my favorite stories on AH.com.
 
Thanks for pointing me to the TL (which looks interesting), but that's having him die in 1935. What if he was never part of the Nazi Party in the first place?
 
Thanks for pointing me to the TL (which looks interesting), but that's having him die in 1935. What if he was never part of the Nazi Party in the first place?

He brought in a lot of support for the Party from the higher classes, and was instrumental in forming the Gestapo and SA. Without him, the Nazi Party might be a lot less well-organized, and without their organization, they might never properly rise to power as anything other than a violent mob.

So, if Goering dies in 1918, Hitler's Nazis might not take power peacefully, but instead start a civil war against the German Communists or other factions. Germany would be practically crippled as an expansionist power no matter how this war turns out, should it get to that point.

Goering might be remembered in a similar moral light to the Red Baron, if not so famous.
 
I think that Polish Eagle is correct. Without Goring the Nazi Party may never rise to power at all, unless you can butterfly someone else who has the same type of political savvy and connections, as well as organizational skill into the Party.
 
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