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The First World War naval battle which became known as The Battle of Jutland to the English and The Battle of Skagerrak to the Germans took place in 1916 between the British Royal Navy and the German fleet. The battle resulted in heavy losses to the British, both in terms of men and ships and Germany was quick to claim the battle as a victory. By the time the battle had finished, over six thousand British sailors had been killed and fourteen Royal Navy ships lay at the bottom of the sea. However, most historians would now agree that the result of The Battle of Jutland was that it was a Bri...
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