Battle of Jutland

May 31 – June 1, 1916 · North Sea Theater

May 31 – June 1, 1916

The only major fleet engagement of the war, fought off the coast of Denmark. Germany's High Seas Fleet inflicted greater losses on the Royal Navy but failed to break the British blockade. The German fleet retreated to port and never challenged Britain's naval supremacy again. Winston Churchill said Jellicoe was the only man who could lose the war in an afternoon.

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