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Battle of Jutland - The Greatest Naval Battle of World War I
The Battle of Jutland (31 May to 1 June 1916) was by far the largest naval battle of the First World War (1914-18). The only time the bulk of the British and German fleets faced each other, the...
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Map of Battle of Jutland
A map showing the movements of the various fleets and squadrons at the Battle of Jutland (May-June 1916) during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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Sinking of HMS Invincible at Jutland, 1916
A photograph of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Invincible at the Battle of Jutland (May-June 1916) during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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British Warships, Jutland, 1916
An oil-on-canvas painting by Robert Henry Smith of British battleships and battlecruisers at the Battle of Jutland (May-June 1916) during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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Cimbri
The Cimbri were a tribe who lived in northern Jutland during the Roman era. Their ethnicity is enigmatic; scholars generally believe that the Cimbri were Germans, though others maintain that they were Celts. The late 2nd-century BCE migration...
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Scandinavia Before the Vikings
In the Merovingian period, Scandinavia was only just emerging from its prehistoric Iron Age. A process of political centralization that had begun in the Migration Period led to the emergence of the first Scandinavian...
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Hedeby
Hedeby (Old Norse: Heiðabýr; German: Haithabu) was an important stronghold in Viking Age Denmark from the 8th-11th centuries CE and, along with Birka in present-day Sweden, it was the most important Viking trading center in Europe. During...
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How Germany Lost World War I
Germany started the First World War (1914-18) with the belief its armed forces could win a quick and decisive victory over France and then Russia. The reality turned out to be much more complicated as more countries...
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Key British Weapons of World War I
The First World War (1914-18) witnessed an arsenal of new weapons as all sides were desperate to gain an advantage, particularly in the static trench warfare of the Western Front. There were some old tried-and-tested...
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Admiral Reinhard Scheer
A photograph of Admiral Reinhard Scheer (1863-1928) who notably commanded the German High Seas Fleet at the Battle of Jutland (May-June 1916) during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
