The Battle of Jutland, Part II

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By </span>Geoffrey Bennett.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-m-12"> <div class="group-author-publish-info"> <strong><a href="/author/geoffrey-bennett" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Bennett</a></strong> | Published in <a href="/archive/history-today" hreflang="en">History Today</a> <a href="/history-today-issues/volume-10-issue-6-june-1960" hreflang="en">Volume 10 Issue 6 June 1960</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-m-12"> <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--preview"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-paragraph-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span>Jellicoe’s battleships opened fire on Scheer’s battlefleet at 1823 on May 31st, 1916. 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