"The lessons that were derived from the Battle of Jutland after the first world war were the lessons that were important to understanding the personalities and strategic perspectives of the five-star admirals who won the second world war," said Dave Kohnen, an instructor in the College of Operational and Strategic Leadership and deputy in the Maritime History Department at NWC, who helped arrange the reenactment. Reenacting the Battle of Jutland was a valuable learning tool for the officers who would fight World War II. "It created an experience that tied us to our past, while getting us to think about our future. "The idea here was to put together a memorial event that would commemorate the centenary of Jutland, but at the same time highlight what that battle meant to the Naval War College and our education efforts," said Rear Adm. The encounter was studied closely during the time between the two world wars at NWC and was the basis for much of the naval strategy used in World War II. The Battle of Jutland was fought between Great Britain and Germany off the coast of Denmark, and was the largest maritime engagement of World War I. The game employed the same methods and technology used a century ago, to understand the maritime strategy and tactics in the 1916 World War I maritime encounter known as the Battle of Jutland. Halsey, was reenacted at the school, May 10. Naval War College wargame based on a real World War I battle that had been studied intensely by World War II military leaders, such as Fleet Adms.
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