Into the Straits -

Forming up a grand plan

Devised in the admiralty

Invasion is needed

Approved by the war ministry

Into the straits

Preparations were flawed

Opening a new front

Against the weak enemy

Situation is alarming

Armies pinned down in the west

With the pressure mounting

It must be redeemed

Time to force the straits

With the Royal Fleet

Unexpected resistance

Operational command in disarray

Hostile fortifications

Hindering the path forward

Mobile heavy artillery

Underwater dense minefields

A new theatre now opened

The war expands even wider

Obsolete warships

The fleet is partially sunk

Underestimated defenses

Minesweepers not willing to take part

Time to force the straits

With the Royal Fleet

Unexpected resistance

Proceed to landings