[C19fan]

The decision by the Germans to build a blue water navy could be considered one of the greatest strategic blunders in modern history. The move spooked the British which drew them closer to France. The existence of a blue navy with potential access to the Channel Ports probably played a major role in the British decision to declare war after Germany invaded neutral Belgium. The Brits did not care when Prussia and company spanked Napoleon III because they had no navy.

[Little Ray]

Yes, Jutland mattered. The German Navy spent the rest of the war in harbor - a useless waste men, money, and material.

[dfwgator]

The decision by the Germans to build a blue water navy could be considered one of the greatest strategic blunders in modern history. The move spooked the British which drew them closer to France

That was huge. For centuries, there was no love lost between Britain and France, and Germany forced them to become Allies. Germany didn't want to end the British Empire, they wanted their own Empire. Would we have been better off if Britain wasn't allied with France?

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