I Battle Squadron

I Battle Squadron
Country German Empire German Empire
Branch German Imperial Navy
Type Squadron
Part of High Seas Fleet
Garrison/HQ Wilhelmshaven
Kiel
Engagements

World War I

Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Henning von Holtzendorff
Ehrhard Schmidt

The I Battle Squadron was a unit of the German Imperial Navy before and during World War I. Being part of the High Seas Fleet, the squadron saw action throughout the war, including the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916, where it formed the center of the German line.

Notes

    References

    • Campbell, John (1998). Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 1-55821-759-2.
    • Staff, Gary (2010). German Battleships: 1914–1918 (Volume 1). Oxford: Osprey Books. ISBN 978-1-84603-467-1.
    • Staff, Gary (2010). German Battleships: 1914–1918 (Volume 2). Oxford: Osprey Books. ISBN 978-1-84603-468-8.
    • Tarrant, V. E. (1995). Jutland: The German Perspective. London: Cassell Military Paperbacks. ISBN 0-304-35848-7.

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