The Battle of Jutland, HMS Royal Oak by Anthony Saunders (GS) SQN104 A Douglas C-47 of the

A Douglas C-47 of the 91st Troop Carrier Squadron

The Dido class cruiser HMS Naiad is pictured together with the cruiser HMS Leander during the encounter with the French Guepard in 1941 whilst they were both engaged in operations against the Vichy-French forces in Syria

Guindey would receive the cross of honour for this action however would go on to die in the Battle of Hanau on the 20th of October 1813

and as if staged by Hollywood

The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry (32nd and 46th Foot) by Richard Simkin

The Battle of Jutland, HMS Royal Oak by Anthony Saunders (GS) SQN104 A Douglas C-47 of theDHM1240GS. The Battle of Jutland, HMS Royal Oak by Anthony Saunders. The British Grand Fleet had been virtually unopposed for nearly a century but now there was a challenge to the throne: the German Navy. Although smaller, it had caught up fast and by the time of Jutland, had some telling advantages over the British Fleet. the plan for the battle was to lure the British Grand Fleet into a lethal trap in German waters. In the event although desperately