Battle of Jutland third fleet action between steel battleships, following the smaller but more decisive battles of the Yellow Sea (1904) and Tsushima (1905) during the Russo-Japanese War. Jutland was the last major battle in world history fought primarily by battleships. Germany's High Seas Fleet intended to lure out, trap, and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, as the German naval force was insufficient to openly engage the entire British fleet. This formed part of a larger strategy to break the British blockade of Germany and to allow German naval vessels access to the Atlantic. Meanwhile, Great Britain's Royal Navy pursued a
Order of battle of the Battle of Xuzhou its headquarters at Sian and supported the 1st and 2nd War Zones in Honan and Hupei. [5] Order of battle of the Battle of Xuzhou The Battle of Xuzhou was fought in May 1938 as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese Order of battle Field Marshal Count Hisaichi Terauchi Gen. Toshizō Nishio Field Marshal Shunroku Hata Notes IJA Air Forces North China Central China IJN Air Forces[4] Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 06/38), Anqing (06/38 – autumn/38) Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 03/38), Shanghai (04/38 – 11/40) (Formed during April 1938.) Station: Sanqzao Island (04/38 – ?) [1] Hsu Long-hsuen