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The Battle of Jutland proved, both to the Germans and British, the strengths and weaknesses of the naval fleets. Both sides accomplished something during the battle, even if the outcome was inconclusive. The Germans were able to use the battle to promote their propaganda that they could match firepower with the British on the high seas, even if in all actuality they were not. On the other hand, the British were able to show just …

…to remember, and this was right before the use of German unrestricted U-Boat warfare. This battle was the Battle of Jutland. Jutland was the name for the peninsula in northern Europe where the country of Denmark was located. This area of Europe would play relatively no other role throughout the entire war other than the fact that off it's shores, in the North Sea, the greatest naval battle of World War I would be fought.