<P> The Battle of Jutland ( German : Skagerrakschlacht , the Battle of Skagerrak ) was a naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy 's Grand Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe , against the Imperial German Navy 's High Seas Fleet under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer during the First World War . The battle unfolded in extensive manoeuvring and three main engagements ( the battlecruiser action , the fleet action and the night action ) , from 31 May to 1 June 1916 , off the North Sea coast of Denmark 's Jutland Peninsula . It was the largest naval battle and the only full - scale clash of battleships in that war . Jutland was the third fleet action between steel battleships , following the smaller but more decisive battles of the Yellow Sea ( 1904 ) and Tsushima ( 1905 ) during the Russo - Japanese War . Jutland was the last major battle in world history fought primarily by battleships . </P>
where did the battle of jutland take place
off the North Sea coast of Denmark 's Jutland Peninsula