The I Battle Squadron was a unit of the
German Imperial Navy
The Imperial German Navy or the ''Kaiserliche Marine'' (Imperial Navy) was the navy of the German Empire, which existed between 1871 and 1919. It grew out of the small Prussian Navy (from 1867 the North German Federal Navy), which was mainly f ...
before and during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. Being part of the
High Seas Fleet
The High Seas Fleet () was the battle fleet of the German Empire, German Imperial German Navy, Imperial Navy and saw action during the First World War. In February 1907, the Home Fleet () was renamed the High Seas Fleet. Admiral Alfred von Tirpi ...
, the squadron saw action throughout the war, including the
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland () was a naval battle between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, durin ...
on 31 May – 1 June 1916, where it formed the center of the German
line.
See also
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Imperial German Navy order of battle (1914) This is the order of battle of the Imperial German Navy (''Kaiserliche Marine'') on the outbreak of World War I in August 1914.
Commanders and locations of the Imperial German Navy
The overall commander of the Imperial German Navy was German Empe ...
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Naval units and formations of Germany in World War I
Military units and formations of the Imperial German Navy
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