 Anti-shipping operations did not receive the attention required through the war; Göring's intransigence and other theatres attracted German air strength.On 5 September 1942, Ulrich Kessler, commanding the formation remarked to Jeschonnek "Fliegerführer Atlantik" was like a "living corpse" and should be disbanded.Kessler bemoaned the withdrawal of bomber units for bombing Britain and that cutting off "shipping space" was the only way to defeat Britain.