World War I documentary Vol1- 7/9 Battle of Jutland pt1

[MrROTD]

nice ringtone

[Jeansschwimmer]

Tirpitz's concept was to build a fleet with powerful artillery and heavy armour cladding that would be invulnerable, though limited in its range, as these qualities were to be paid for with small coal bunkers.

Only the smaller cruisers were able to patrol worldwide and serve as a protection for the shipping routes to the scattered colonies. The idea was that Britain would either attack the German fleet in the North Sea or abstain form any war with Germany for fear of loosing its fleet.

[Jeansschwimmer]

@Jeansschwimmer

When the British declared war on Germany because of the invasion in Belgium- pretence or not- this theory had crumbled to dust and the millions spent on the "High Seas Fleet" had been wasted for nothing. Despite the big number of men in the army or as trained reserves -

Germany had a conscript army and navy- the German land forces were unable to fulfil the expectaions of a war to be fought against France and Russia simultanously. Frankly speeking: the war was lost on August 1914

[lechaise]

Hmm, maybe he was mixing it up with Scapa Flow ;)

[lechaise]

Scar ba roe ?!?!

[Benjaminb46]

um okay ...

[Benjaminb46]

im okay ...

[Axel88Flak]

BLAH BLAH BLAH... listen to the man paid to trick the simple peasants who are awed by the fancy moving pictures...all propaganda is tripe.. this is no different.

[ConstantinIV]

And what the hell do you mean by that?

[ryko26]

Lol. Check out the pronunciation of "Scarborough" at 0.42!

I wish the Germans had shelled Leicester and Gloucester as well, just to hear this narrator say those places too!

[mickyredmire]

It's simple, the RN strangled Germany 1914 - 1918, well done RN. Jutland was one battle in the conflict at sea, it wasn't even the most important battle, the RN and the Hun both retired with bloody noses, the RN nose was probably bloodier, but it was only a bloody nose.

The U-boat offensive of 1917 was much more important ... but it was defeated by the RN.

WW2 was a re-run; with the possible exception of U-boats, the Kriegsmarine has always been very second rate when compared to the RN.

[Axel88Flak]

SO you are saying that the RN starved all those Jews HAH HAH!... I know who I'd feed if I had to decide... loyal nationals.

[mickyredmire]

Re-run as in the Kriegsmarine takes a pasting.

As I'm sure you know, German resource was much greater in WW2, therefore strangling was not an option. Starving the Jews? Can't see how this is relevant, but that was certainly something the Germans excelled at, no assistance required or offered by the RN. AH and his cronies were rather stupid really, the Jewish scientific community could have probably given Adolf the A-bomb in 1944, but there we are, such is the benefit of hindsight...

[FTYLER82]

Admiral Jellicoe saved the free world....

[Benjaminb46]

Has Britain ever been invaded by anyone other than Ireland and Scotland?

[StevejBartholomew]

How about the Romans or Normans you could even add the vikings although experts will tell you Britain was not Britain by name at that time

[jimmywrangles]

@Benjaminb46

Not since William the 1st in 1066.

And they've hated the French ever since.

[Benjaminb46]

cool thanks

[jimmywrangles]

The battle of Jutland was the only time in either world war when the entire war could have been lost in a single day.

No wonder Jellico was cautious and refused to follow the Germans into the darkness risking his ships to mines.

[westman2003]

Damn Huns!

[P3gasus]

In fact the battle of Jutland was a tactial defeat for the royal navy. This movie is some kind of propaganda, because it celebrate a clear victory.

Today we know that this is not true.

[xxxcutchie]

a tactical victory for the Germans; a strategic victory for the British.

[agwhitaker]

Yes, the Germans sank more British ships . So, tactically, they won at Jutland.

Then the German fleet went back to base. And stayed there. And did nothing. And started to rot and rust.

The Royal navy, went back to base. Repaired the damage, and was out on patrol in a week.

An American newspaper observed -

"The German navy has assaulted it's jailer, but, it is still in jail."

[Drumshanbohustle]

Well, Jellicoe took something of a pounding by those who felt that he should have been more aggressive tactically. Perhaps he was more afraid of losing than he was of not winning, so to speak, but maybe that isn't always such a bad character trait in a man who has to make decisions like these?

[schattensand]

Indy - Boom, Mary - Boom, Invincible - Boom,

very british, making a victory out of a defeat, even celebrating this. Your british selfreliance really is something. The best of part 2 is missing, oh - thats when they went down. But no offence to nobody.

[vonconeon]

Well you know what they say about the british They lose every battle but the last one!

[Drumshanbohustle]

They didn't actually lose this one, and neither did the German fleet. The battle didn't produce anything resembling a decisive outcome, but the Britons were obviously disappointed - Scheer escaped just as Jellicoe had "crossed his T's", and, if Scheer had been less of a tactician, that might have been the end of the German High Seas Fleet right there. The German battlecruisers were hit 37 times in less than half an hour, until Scheer broke off the engagement at about 19:30 - the Brits only twice

[vonconeon]

No they didn't I was just having a bit of fun, I like that quote. Strategically it was a success for the british even if the tally was one sided.

[vnck25]

You are missing the Russians the Grand fleet of Russia helped the Brits they sent 102 destroyer escorts to assist the attack on the German Navy. Dont u forget that

[vonconeon]

Also it wasn't a defeat if you look at it strategically, the German high seas fleet didn't play any more part in the war so the british were able to continue the blockade without interruption which really helped to end the war. Granted on the No. of ships sunk it didn't look good but the british fleet could absorb the losses easily.

[vonconeon]

That's all very well but they didn't lose really it was a strategic success the german high seas fleet stayed in harbour till the surrender

[crinoid1918]

I remember this series from my childhood! I have watched most your posts.

Thank you so much for this!!!

[PintJohnBull]

Royal navy still the best in the world after this battle. Germany never brought their fleet out again in WW1.

[HingerlAlois]

Well in 1918 they ordered the fleet to attack, but of course it was obvious to the sailors that the war on the western front was lost and thus the order caused a mutiny, triggering the November Revolution and thus resulted in the end of the German Empire.

[67nairb]

Germany was never able to become a super naval power as Britain did. It had the strongest army in the world but it's navy was alomost second to Britain. Kaiser Wilhelm tried to create a superior German navy to rival that of Britain's, but that goal was never met. Germany was continental power not a sea power.

[beatnavy2005]

These programs were made for the 50th anniversary of WW I. I remember watching them in Mil Art class really well done.

[summer101love]

any way you can send me the video?

[nda5150]

Thanks for this.