Battle of Jutland
May 31, 1916
Summary
The battle began in the afternoon of may 31,1916, with gunfire between the German and British scouting forces. This battle involved some 250 ships and 100,000 men. This was the biggest naval battle of WW1.
People Who Fought
Admiral Sir John Jelliceo
- He led the British navy
- He was born in Southampton in 1859
- He joined the Royal Navy in 1872, becoming a captain in 1897, a vice-admiral in 1910 and an admiral in 1915.
Adrmiral Reinhard Scheer
- He fought on the Germen side
- born Sept. 30, 1863, Obernkirchen, Hanover Germany
- Scheer entered the German navy in 1879 and by 1907 had become the captain of a battleship. He became chief of staff of the High Seas Fleet under Henning von Holtzendorff in 1910 and commander of a battle squadron in 1913.