Order of battle at Jutland fast s, intended to act as the vanguard of the main battle line. At the Battle of Jutland, it operated with the Battlecruiser Fleet, and was escorted by the 1st Destroyer Flotilla. The commander of the 5th Battle Squadron was RAdm Hugh Evan-Thomas, M.V.O. 1st Destroyer Flotilla 1st Division/1st D.F. 2nd Division/1st D.F. The High Seas Fleet was the main body of the German surface navy, principally based at Wilhelmshaven, on the Jade River in North-West Germany. 3rd Battle Squadron" (III. Geschwader)" (Battleships) : RAdm Paul Behncke; flag lieutenant: Lt Cdr Frhr Ernst von Gagern 5th Division: RAdm Behncke 6th
Night action at the Battle of Jutland Night action at the Battle of Jutland The Battle of Jutland took place in the North Sea between the German High Seas Fleet and British Grand Fleet on the afternoon and evening of 31 May 1916, continuing sporadically through the night into the early hours of 1 June. The battle was the only direct engagement between the two fleets throughout World War I. The war had already been waged for two years without any major sea battle, and many of the people present did not expect that this patrol would end differently. Lack of experience still accounted for a number