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
Battle of the Visayas 1945, he termed Eichelberger's Visayas operations on the congratulatory cable were a ""model of what a light but aggressive campaign can accomplish in rapid exploitation."" Battle of the Visayas The Battle of the Visayas (Filipino: "Labanan sa Visayas" Visayan languages: "Gubat sa Kabisay-an") was fought by U.S. forces and Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese from 18 March – 30 July 1945, in a series of actions officially designated as Operations Victor I and II, and part of the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines during World War II. The battle was waged to complete the recapture of the central