battle of Jutland
Noun
Meaning
an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark
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Bird Erich Raeder p. 17. World War I Raeder served as Hipper's Chief of Staff during World War I as well as in combat posts, taking part in the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1915 and the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
The Battle of Jutland was fought between the British Royal Navy and the Germany navy off the coast of Denmark.
She was sunk by destroyers during the night phase of the Battle of Jutland.
Staff, pp. 43–44, Burr, pp. 24, 33 Queen Mary blows up during the Battle of Jutland At the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, both British and German battlecruisers were employed as fleet units.
The elderly British battlecruiser was no match for the modern German battleship: within minutes, the Bismarck s 15-inch shells caused a magazine explosion in Hood reminiscent of the Battle of Jutland.
The Navy also emerged from the fleet action of the Battle of Jutland having destroyed more ships than it lost, although the strategic value of both of these encounters was minimal.