As the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland – fought on 31 May-1 June 1916 – approaches, Britain has begun to remember those sailors who were present at the action, and in particular those who perished during the fighting. The battle – referred to by the Germans as Skagerrakschlacht, or Battle of Skagerrak – was the largest naval engagement of the war, fought between the Grand Fleet of the British Royal Navy and High Seas Fleet of the Imperial German Navy. There are, of course, no human...
Published on May 29, 2016 06:14