 Following completion of the repair work, "Grosser Kurfürst" conducted training maneuvers in the Baltic until 4 August.Admiral Scheer attempted a repeat of the original Jutland plan on 18–19 August.The battlecruiser squadron, however, had been reduced to only two operational ships— and —so "Grosser Kurfürst", "Markgraf", and the newly commissioned were temporarily transferred to the squadron.