A very good round up of some of the Jutland exhibitions going on around the UK. One should add the great permanent exhibition at the Sea War Museum in Thyborøn, Denmark and the Jutland exhibition which will take place in Wilhelmshaven at the Deutsch Marine...
[caption id="attachment_33824" align="alignright" width="184"] The tombstone of Max Schultz's grave in the Wilhelmshaven Friedhof.[/caption] Max Schultz was the VI Torpedo Boat Flotilla commander at Jutland and led SMS V.41 into attack Jellicoe's Grand fleet battle line forcing the British Turn Away. Schultz and Jellicoe had know each...
[caption id="attachment_33818" align="alignnone" width="300"] Dr. Stefan Huck, Director, German Naval Museum, Wilhelmshaven. He stands in front of the stone for the torpedo boat, V.4., the last Jutland wreck found. In March 2016.[/caption] Visiting Gert Normann Andersen's new Sea War Museum in Thyborøn, north Jutland (Denmark) with...
[caption id="attachment_33815" align="alignnone" width="300"] Nick Jellicoe, visiting the stone commemorating the loss of HMS Indefatigable at the start of the battle of Jutland, at 16:02 on 31.5. 16.[/caption] Gert Normann Andersen showed Stefan Huck from the German Marine Museum and myself around the new Memorial Park...
The Duke of Edinburgh plans to attend the Jutland Centenary commemoration services at St. Magnus Cathedral - which will have a field of poppies falling from the west window - and at Lyness naval cemetery. The Duke joined the Navy in 1939 and took part...
[caption id="attachment_33143" align="alignnone" width="500"] The Jutland Centenary Commemorative stamps. Available from the Isle of Man Post Office.[/caption] The Isle of Man has just announced that they are printing a set of commemorative stamps on the occasion of the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland. Click here for...
[caption id="attachment_33012" align="alignnone" width="300"] Burn victims from HMS Tiger after the Battle of Jutland. On board the hospital ship, HMHS Plassey. Courtesy of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, 1990_296_27.[/caption] The National Museum of the Royal Navy's JUTLAND IMPACT PROJECT will shortly be launching a...
Any descendant of someone was at the Battle of Jutland can apply to attend the Orkney Commemoration events. But applications must be made by January 22nd 2016. This can be done by e-mail (battleofjutland@m-is.com) or in writing (c/o M-is Plc., Battle of Jutland Centenary, First World...
[caption id="attachment_32938" align="alignnone" width="200"] Admiral Jellicoe. In later years.[/caption] Ninety years ago John Jellicoe, one of Southampton's famous sons, received the keys of the city. The Southern Daily Echo has unearthed some lovely photos of the occasion. click here for the full article...
[caption id="attachment_32926" align="alignnone" width="405"] The German navy training ship, the Gorch Fock.[/caption] A video captured the moment when the German navy’s training ship, the Gorch Fock, collided with a sea wall as she was coming back into Wilhelmshaven this Wednesday, November 27th. Unfortunately, it became unavailable almost immediately....