Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Reinhard Scheer

Battles of Reinhard Scheer

German admiral (1863-1928)

Reinhard Scheer is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1916 and 1917: 5 naval actions, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 725 km apart end to end, 181 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (5).

Bombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftBattle of JutlandNight action at the Battle of JutlandAction of 19 August 1916Action of 11–12 December 1917Bombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftBattle of JutlandNight action at the Battle of JutlandAction of 19 August 1916Action of 11–12 December 1917AmsterdamLeedsNewcastleBremenNottinghamMiddlesbroughCoventryHaarlemKingston upon HullOsnabrück200 km54.650N, 3.800E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1916: 4 engagements4 in 19161917: 1 engagements19161917
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft, 1916Battle of Jutland, 1916Night action at the Battle of Jutland, 1916Action of 19 August 1916, 1916Action of 11–12 December 1917, 191719161917
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
24 April 1916Bombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftNorth Sea, United KingdomInconclusive
31 May 1916Battle of JutlandNorth Sea530 km NEInconclusive, see Outcome
1 June 1916Night action at the Battle of JutlandNorth Sea0 km NBritish victory
19 August 1916Action of 19 August 1916North Sea195 km WIndecisive
12 December 1917Action of 11–12 December 1917North Sea0 km NGerman victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, The European Library, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.