Central Powers

European military alliances in 1914. The Central Powers are shown in purple, the Allies in gray and neutral countries in yellow

The Central Powers were a group of nations fighting against the Allied Powers during World War I.

The members included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria and their territories. The Central Powers lost the war. The Triple Entente was composed of France, Russia and the United Kingdom. These were later joined by Japan and Italy

Central Powers Media

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  • Leaders of the Central Powers (left to right):
  • Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany;
  • Kaiser and King Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary;
  • Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire;
  • Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
  • The caption reads:
  • "Vereinte Kräfte führen zum Ziel"
  • "United Powers Lead to the Goal"
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  Part of a map series on the French plans for Europe after a victory over the Central Powers in the first World War.

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  German soldiers on the battlefield in August 1914 on the Western Front, shortly after the outbreak of war

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  German cavalry entering Warsaw in 1915

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  German battlecruiser Template:SMS heavily damaged after the Battle of Jutland

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  German Fokker Dr.I fighter aircraft of Jasta 26 at Erchin in German-occupied France

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  Austro-Hungarian soldiers in a trench on the Italian front

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  Austro-Hungarian soldiers marching up Mount Zion in Jerusalem in the Ottoman Empire, during the Middle Eastern campaign

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  Ottoman soldiers in military preparations for an assault on the Suez Canal in 1914