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This battle resulted in one side returning to their Fleet in Being strategy for the rest of a war. One side in this battle had their plans of a pincer attack prevented by the cryptanalysis department Room 40. One side in this battle suffered from their prioritization of a high rate of gunnery with low-quality armor-piercing shells. A commander in this battle who remarked “there seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today” chased an enemy during the “Run to the South.” Reinhard (*) Scheer’s fleet sunk the HMS Invincible in this battle, but retreated when the Grand Fleet, commanded by John Jellicoe, managed (10[1])to “cross the T” twice. (10[1])This 1916 battle resulted in a continued blockade of Germany. For 10 points, name this largest naval battle of World War I, named for its location near the coast of Denmark. ■END■

ANSWER: Battle of Jutland [accept Jutland or the Jutland; accept the Battle of Skagerrak or Skagerrakschlact]
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Sanjeev UppaluriSyracuse+RochesterRIT10410
Raymond WangCornell RCornell MATLAB10910

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