sentences:  These came at the insistence of the fleet commander of the time, Prince Heinrich, who foresaw the need to operate at greater distances.During the summer cruise in July 1914, the fleet remained off Norway owing to the July Crisis that resulted in the start of World War I.Following the start of the war, the German fleet adopted a strategy of raids on the British coast to try to draw out portions of the British Grand Fleet where they could be defeated in detail.