History of the United Kingdom during the First World War and the German Imperial Navy did come into contact, notably in the Battle of Heligoland Bight, and at the Battle of Jutland. In view of their inferior numbers and firepower, the Germans devised a plan to draw part of the British fleet into a trap and put it into effect at Jutland in , but the result was inconclusive. In , the High Seas Fleet tried a similar enticement operation and was "lucky to escape annihilation". The lessons learned by the Royal Navy at Jutland made it a more effective force in the future. In 1914, the navy had also
Order of Battle of the Battle of Lanfeng Order of Battle of the Battle of Lanfeng The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Lanfeng in May 1938. 1st War Area - Cheng Qian Reinforcements [May22nd] Note: North China Area Army - Juichi Terauchi [1,3] 1st Army - Kyoji Kotsuki Note: IJA 1st Army had these armoured units directly under its command that could have been assigned to 14th Division: [3] [1] Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. page 230-235 Map.