Battle of Jutland Battle of Jutland The Battle of Jutland (, the Battle of Skagerrak) was a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, during the First World War. The battle unfolded in extensive manoeuvring and three main engagements (the battlecruiser action, the fleet action and the night action), from 31 May to 1 June 1916, off the North Sea coast of Denmark's Jutland Peninsula. It was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in that war. Jutland was the
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,