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On May 31 in 1916, the battle of Jutland between Germany and Great Britain broke out in the North Sea. By the end of the battle, Great Britain had won at the strategic level of warfare while the Germans became victorious at the tactical level. Much research has been done on the battle, however, only from the British perspective. Germany emerged victorious at the tactical level, and despite solid research efforts of the battle, no one has made efforts to understand the German victory.

The purpose of the study is to analyze the Battle of Jutland, which contributes to the research world with knowledge of how Germany could win at the tactical level. This will be done with a theory-consuming approach where the warring sides based on Geoffrey Till’s 11 perspectives were compared. By analyzing the two warring sides with the help of till’s theory and comparing their tactics, a greater understanding of the outcome of the battle has been created at the tactical level of warfare.

The outcome of the analysis shows us that Germany was more successful than the British in six out of eight analyzed perspectives. The results contribute to existing research by highlighting the results of the tactical level of warfare.