The II Battle Squadron was a unit of the German High Seas Fleet before and during World War I.

The squadron saw action throughout the war, including the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916, where it formed the rear of the German line.

[10] At the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, the ships formed the rear of the German line, though they saw relatively little combat during the daylight action apart from a brief skirmish with the British battlecruiser squadron.

[12] In the night fighting against the British destroyer flotillas, Pommern was torpedoed and sunk, killing her entire crew.

[13] The loss of Pommern highlighted the vulnerability of the other pre-dreadnoughts to underwater attack, and the II Battle Squadron thereafter remained in port when the High Seas Fleet sortied.