The officers on the lead German battleships, and Scheer himself, were taken completely by surprise when they emerged from drifting clouds of smoky mist to suddenly find themselves facing the massed firepower of the entire Grand Fleet main battle line, which they did not know was even at sea.
Os oficiais dos principais acoirazados alemáns, e o propio Scheer, foron collidos completamente por sorpresa cando saíron das nubes de néboa e fume para atoparse encarando á enorme potencia de fogo de toda liña de batalla principal da Grand Fleet, que non sabían que estaba no mar.