Order of battle at Jutland Pentland Firth (between the Orkneys and the Scottish mainland): During the battle the Germans used the Zeppelin airships of the Naval Airship Section "(Marine Luftschiff Abteilung)" for scouting, although in the prevailing overcast conditions they were not particularly successful. The commander of the Naval Airship Section was Lt Cdr Peter Strasser, and they flew from bases at Nordholz and Hage in north-west Germany and Tondern (then part of Schleswig; the town became part of Denmark in 1920). Sortied on 31 May Sortied on 1 June Did not sortie during the Battle of Jutland Abbreviations for Officers’ Ranks (German ranks translated
Sea War Museum Jutland granite blocks, which commemorates each ship sunk in the battle, and one for casualties on other ships. Currently, 300 white statues makes the death of the sailors. In the future, the hope is to raise the necessary funding to have 8,645 statues, one for each sailor. The memorial was opened on the day of the hundredth anniversary of the battle. The event was hosted by the Royal Navy Admiral John Jellicoe's grandson, Nicolas Jellicoe, and by Kaiserliche Kriegmarines Vice Admiral Reinhard Scheer's great-grandson, Reinhard Scheer. Sea War Museum Jutland The Sea War Museum Jutland is a war museum in Thyborøn,