I Battle Squadron

I Battle Squadron
SMS Ostfriesland, the squadron flagship at the Battle of Jutland
CountryGerman Empire German Empire
BranchGerman Imperial Navy
TypeSquadron
Part ofHigh Seas Fleet
Garrison/HQWilhelmshaven
Kiel
EngagementsWorld War I
  • Battle of Jutland
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Henning von Holtzendorff
Ehrhard Schmidt
Military unit

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.

See also

  • Imperial German Navy order of battle (1914)
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High Seas Fleet
Battle Squadrons
  • I Battle Squadron
  • II Battle Squadron
  • III Battle Squadron
  • IV Battle Squadron
  • V Battle Squadron
Reconnaissance forces
List of ships of the Imperial German Navy • Imperial German Navy order of battle (1914)

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