▁f ighter ▁and ▁Stein hoff ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁hand - pick ▁several ▁Staff el kap itä ne , ▁including ▁Hein z ▁B är ▁and ▁Ger hard ▁B ark horn . ▁After ▁the ▁heavy ▁losses ▁suffered ▁during ▁Operation ▁B oden pl atte ▁( Un ter nehmen ▁B oden pl atte ), ▁Stein hoff ▁and ▁other ▁f ighter ▁leaders ▁fell ▁into ▁dis f av our ▁following ▁the ▁so - called ▁' F ighter ▁Pil ots ▁Revol t ' ▁against ▁what ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁the ▁in comp et ence ▁of ▁Luft wa ffe ▁high ▁command ▁and ▁Hermann ▁G ör ing ▁in ▁particular . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁several ▁others , ▁Stein hoff ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁his ▁command ▁for ▁challeng ing ▁G ör ing ' s ▁leadership . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁spent ▁in ▁internal ▁ex ile , ▁Stein hoff ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Jet ▁Exper ten ▁unit ▁Jag d verband ▁ 4 4 ▁being ▁formed ▁by ▁his ▁close ▁friend ▁and ▁conf id ant ▁Adolf ▁Gall and ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Stein hoff ▁initially ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁de ▁fact o ▁rec ruit ing ▁officer , ▁persu ading ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁veter an ▁Luft wa ffe ▁a ces ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁unit , ▁some ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁F ighter ▁Pil ots ' ▁Rest ▁Home ▁at ▁Bad ▁Wies see ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Stein hoff ▁scored ▁six ▁confirmed ▁k ills ▁with ▁the ▁unit . ▁Stein hoff ▁surv ived ▁nearly ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁combat ▁miss ions , ▁only ▁to ▁see ▁his