Night action at the Battle of Jutland Hipper succeed in sinking two British battlecruisers during the chase. Once the German fleet came in sight, the British ships reversed course, now intending to lead the German fleet in pursuit of them back towards the main British fleet. Despite minimal information, Admiral John Jellicoe managed to deploy his ships to good advantage across the path of the approaching German fleet, so that some success was gained in the short battle before the Germans in turn reversed course and withdrew. Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer was now in a difficult position, because his smaller force was cut off from Germany by the
Admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union Admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union An admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union (), was the highest naval rank of the Soviet Union. It was comparable to NATO five-star rank (OF-10 level). The rank was largely honorary and could be considered equivalent to admiral of the fleet in other nations. It was formally established by the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union on March 3, 1955, and replaced a similarly named rank, admiral of the fleet ("aдмирал флота") that had been equivalent to marshal of the Soviet Union since 1945. The holders were entitled to