[1] On 19 January 1945, Karl Koller (Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff) arranged for a meeting between Göring and leading Jagdwaffe officers in the Haus der Flieger.
According to Steinhoff, "The confrontation with Göring was occurring at a time when the Luftwaffe had practically ceased to exist as a force that the Allied bombers needed to reckon with at all seriously as they went about their work of wearing down the Reich's resistance.
And since on top of this the fighter reserve built up with such energy and determination by Galland had been senselessly dissipated in the useless and ineffective offensive operation known as 'Baseplate' that Göring had ordered on 1 January, the prospects for any sort of concentric, effective defence in the air looked gloomy.
"[2][3][4] Along with their "Points for Discussion," Steinhoff claimed that Göring was also told by him that "Your Jagdwaffe is still in a position to relieve the country by putting at least a temporary halt to the bomb horror.
[2] According to Adam Makos, "Goering wanted to shoot Galland, Luetzow, and Steinhoff but needed time to assemble a case because each man was a national hero.