SKAGERRAK: The Battle of Jutland Through German Eyes

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On 31 May 1916, the German High Seas Fleet clashed with the Royal Navy in the North Sea. The ensuing Battle of Jutland, known to the Germans as the Skaggerak Battle (der Skagerrakschlacht), was the most significant naval action of WWI. Although not tactically decisive, the strategic result was that British naval supremacy in the North Sea went unchallenged for the rest of the war and the blockade of Germany remained in place. The timeline is fleshed out with eyewitness accounts from the crews of the German ships. By cross-referencing both German and British official records and accounts, it establishes the most coherent narrative of the battle possible.