With Goering dead, who would be most likely to take over as head of the Luftwaffe?

Let's say for example that Hermann Goering dies earlier, and the Luftwaffe needs a new commander. Who would be most likely to take over as the head of the Luftwaffe? You can take your pick, for my pick, I would say Adolf Galland could be likely to take over the Luftwaffe. With him in charge, most likely Me-262 production would be increased and maybe even have Me-262 interceptor squadrons be operational earlier, such as late 1943 or early 1944 for example. Not that Adolf Galland is the most likely choice, but it is possible that he could take over as head of the Luftwaffe because of his role as Inspector of Fighters.
 
I was thinking Milch could be a possible choice, it's not like I didn't consider all the potential officers who could fill the role as head of the Luftwaffe. But it is good to hear other opinions on who you think is the best choice as potential head of the Luftwaffe.
 
Hugo Sperlle, Wolfram von Richthofen, Vati Moelders, or good old Udet? Depending on the time, and whether or not they were dead yet.
 
Milch or Wolfram von Richtofen are the two likely ones-Kesselring's busy as a theater commander in the Med. Von Greim, maybe as an outside candidate?
 
I thought that only Goering stood between Milch and Dachau? I might be wrong, but wasn't Milch Jew? At least partly?

Milch's ancestry is a convoluted topic which may have involved incest. Clearly his enemies would use it against him eventually. You will note I used the word "interim". How long he would survive would depend on political alliances as well as performance. And the usual amount of Hitler whimsy.
 
What year does Goering die? It sounds like your actual concern is to arrange a scenario where jet production occurs earlier.

Personally, I doubt Galland will be selected. There are too many senior officers above him for Hitler to select.

In any case, it is unlikely to make the Nazis win the war. The production and design problems have factors outside of Goering. And Allied air supremacy is inevitable. If the jets become a problem, both the US and British have their own designs they can priortize for development and production. At most, Germany gains some time which only allows the Soviets to advance more than they did.
 
I didn't really specify the year in this scenario, but it could be maybe during 1942 and 1943. I'm not making this as a timeline, but a topic where we could discuss the future head of the Luftwaffe in the event of Goering's possible death.
 
And I wasn't really trying to produce a scenario where Galland becomes the head of the Luftwaffe and begins mass production of the Me-262. I thought that was what would happen if Galland was the head of the Luftwaffe, he would most likely try to increase production and get Me-262 fighter squadrons operational much earlier. But this topic is to discuss the possibilities of Goering's death and the possible officers who could fill the role as head of the Luftwaffe.
 
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