Draft:Participants of World War I

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World War I on 1 August 1914:
  Countries of the Allies / Entente Powers
  Colonies, occupations, protectorates, and territories of the Allies / Entente Powers
  Countries of the Central Powers
  Colonies, protectorates, and territories of the Central Powers
  Condominiums between the German Realm and Kingdom of Belgium
  Neutral colonies, condominiums, protectorates, and territories
  Neutral countries and non-state actors
  Stateless territory
World War I on 11 November 1918:
  Countries and non-state actors of the Allies / Entente Powers
  Colonies, condominiums, occupations, protectorates, and territories of the Allies / Entente Powers
  Countries, condominiums, and non-state actors of the Central Powers
  Colonies, occupations, protectorates, and territories of the Central Powers
  Occupied territory by the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
  Countries and non-state actors allied to the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
  Neutral colonies, protectorates and territories
  Neutral countries and non-state actors
  Stateless territory
A chart showing European country relations shortly before WWI.
HUMOROUS MAP OF EUROPE IN THE YEAR 1914: A cartoon map of Europe in 1914.
A map showing European military alliances and ethnic groups in Austria-Hungary on the eve of World War I.
World War I
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The two main groups of the participants of World War I were the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. This article contains lists of participants of World War I (in alphabetical order) until the signing of the Treaty of Sèvres (1920).

Allies and Associated Powers/The Entente[edit]

Main article: Allies of World War I

The Allies were a group of countries that fought the Central Powers. They were (in order of joining): Serbia, the Russian Empire (later the Russian Republic), France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy, Portugal, Romania, the United States, Greece, and many others.

List[edit]

Colonies, condominiums, countries, occupations, protectorates, and territories
Party Active in Strength Deaths Explanation Ref(s)
Alash Autonomy
Canada since 4 August 1914 620,000 67,000 killed
173,000 wounded 		[1][2]
since 18 July 1918 4,792 Unknown [3]
Non-state actors

State actors[edit]

Non-state actors[edit]

Central Powers and Co-belligerents[edit]

Main article: Central Powers

The Central Powers were a group of countries opposing the Allies. They were (in order of joining) Austria-Hungary, the German Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria, among others.

List[edit]

Colonies, condominiums, countries, occupations, protectorates, and territories
Non-state actors

State actors[edit]

Non-state actors[edit]

Proposed Central Powers[edit]


Leftist states and groups[edit]

Soviet Russia, its autonomous republics (ASSRs), soviet socialist republics (SSRs), the Red Army, and its allies during WWI[edit]

The allies of the RSFSR were a group of countries that supported the Bolshevik army during the Russian Civil War. During World War I, these were some countries that were part of or supported the RSFSR:

The Soviet Russian Republic[edit]

Allies of the Soviet Russian Republic[edit]

State actors[edit]
Non-state actors[edit]

Socialist or mostly socialist states or non-states unaligned with the Bolsheviks (either enemies or neutral/unaffiliated)[edit]

Minority socialist states or non-states unaligned with the Bolsheviks[edit]

Anarchist territories, armies, or trade unions (labor unions) aligned with the Bolsheviks[edit]

Anarchist territories or armies unaligned with the Bolsheviks[note 5][edit]

Russia / Russian Soviet Republic / Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and allies[edit]

Non-state actors

Neutral countries[edit]

Declared neutral colonies, condominiums, countries, occupations, protectorates, and territories
De facto neutral colonies, condominiums, countries, occupations, protectorates, and territories
Non-state actors

List of Countries Participating in World War I[edit]

Complete List of World War I Participants
Flag Country (official name), army, or party Country (common name), army, or party Years when entity participated in the war Allied Power Central Power Strength Casualties Ref.
Military Casualties Civilian Casualties Total Casualties
Kingdom of Serbia Serbia 1914–1915 ✓ 707,000 275,000[19] 525,000[19] 300,000[19] [20][21][22]
The Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of St. Stephen and colonies Austria-Hungary / Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914–1918 ✓ 7,800,000 1,460,000[19] 400,000?[19] 1,860,000[19] [20][23][22]

Russian Empire Russia 1914–1917 ✓ 12,000,000 1,811,000 1,500,000 3,311,000 [20][24][better source needed]
German Realm and colonies Germany / German Empire 1914–1918 ✓ 13,250,000 2,037,000[19] 700,000[19] 2,737,000[19] [20]
Third French Republic and colonies France / French Empire 1914–1918 ✓ Total figures for the French Empire: 8,660,000 1,327,000[19] 600,000[19] 1,927,000[19] [20]
Czechoslovak Legion Czech Legion 1914–1918 ✓
Kingdom of Belgium and colonies Belgium / Belgian Empire 1914 ✓ 380,000 38,000[19] 50,000[19] 88,000[19] [20]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and colonies United Kingdom / British Empire 1914-1918 ✓ Total figures for the British Empire: 8,842,000 750,000[19] 600,000 1.350,000[19] [20][25]
Commonwealth of Australia Australia 1914-1918 ✓ 61,966[19] 61,966[19]
Dominion of Canada Canada 1914-1918 ✓ 64,944 2,000 66,944
Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland 1914-1918 ✓ 1,204 1,204
Dominion of New Zealand New Zealand 1914-1918 ✓ 18,052[19] 18,052[19]
Khedivate of Egypt Egypt 1914 ✓
Indian Empire British India, British Hindustan, British Raj 1914-1918 ✓ 74,187 74,187
Kingdom of Nepal Nepal 1914-1918 ✓
Sultanate of Egypt Egypt 1914-1918 ✓
Union of South Africa South Africa 1914-1918 ✓ 9,463 9,463
Republic of Liberia Liberia 1914-1918 ✓ [20]
Kingdom of Montenegro Montenegro 1914-1915 ✓ 50,000 13,000[19] 13,000[19] [20]
Empire of Japan and colonies Japan / Japanese Empire 1914-1918 ✓ 800,000 1000[19] 1000[19] [20]
South African Republic Maritz rebellion 1914-1915 ✓ 12,000 124 124
Principality of Albania Albania 1914-1916 ✓
Sublime Ottoman State Ottoman Empire / Turkish Empire / Turkey / Ottoman Turkey 1914-1918 ✓ 2,998,000 325,000[19] 1,000,000-2,000,000 (from the Armenian Genocide) [19] 2,325,000[19] [20][26]
Emirate of Jabbal Shammar Jabbal Shammar 1914-1918 ✓
Idrisid Emirate of Asir Asir 1915-1918 ✓
Kingdom of Italy Italy / Italian Empire 1915-1918 ✓ 5,615,000 460,000[19] 700,000?[19] 1,160,000[19] [20]
Tsardom of Bulgaria Bulgaria / Kingdom of Bulgaria 1915-1918 ✓ 1,200,000 87,000 300,000[19] 388,000[19] [20]
Emirate of Nejd and Hasa Nejd / Nejd and Hasa 1915-1918 ✓
Senussiyya Senussi 1915-1917 ✓ [27][28]
Portugese Republic and colonies Portugal / Portugese Empire 1916-1918 ✓ 80,000 7,000[19] 7,000[19] [20]
Irish Nationalists Irish Rebels 1916, 1917, 1918 ✓
Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz Hejaz / Arab Revolt 1916-1918 ✓ [29]
Kingdom of Romania Romania 1916-1918 ✓ 658,000 250,000[19] 300,000[19] 550,000[19] [20][30]
Provisional Government of National Defence Thessaloniki 1916-1917 ✓ [31]
Kingdom of Poland Poland 1917-1918 ✓ [32]
Russian Provisional Government Russia 1917 ✓ [20][33][34]
United States of America and colonies United States 1917-1918 ✓ 4,744,000 117,000[19] 117,000[19] [20][35]
Republic of Panama Panama 1917-1918 ✓ [20]
Republic of Cuba Cuba 1917-1918 ✓ [20]
Russian Republic Russia 1917-1918 ✓ [20]
Kingdom of Greece Greece 1917-1918 ✓ 250,000 25,000[19] 25,000[19] [20]
Republic of China China 1917-1918 ✓ [20]
Kingdom of Siam Siam 1917-1918 ✓ [20]
Republic of the United States of Brazil Brazil 1917-1918 ✓ [20]
Haudenosaunee Confederacy Iroquois 1917-1918 ✓
Republic of Peru Peru 1917-1918 ✓ [15]
Alash Autonomy Kazakhstan / Alash-Orda 1917-1918 ✓
White Army[note 6] Whites 1917-1918 ✓[note 7] ✓[note 7]
Turkestan Autonomy Turkestan 1917-1918 ✓
Kuban People's Republic Kuban / Kuban Cossacks 1918 ✓ ✓

Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Soviet Russia / Bolshevik Russia 1918 ✓ [36]
Kingdom of Finland Finland / White Finland 1918 ✓
Kingdom of Lithuania Lithuania 1918 ✓
Republic of Finland Finland 1918 ✓
Belarusian People's Republic Belarus / White Ruthenia 1918 ✓

United Baltic Duchy / Grand Duchy of Livonia Baltic Duchy / Livonia 1918 ✓
Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic Transcaucasia / Transcaucasian Federation 1918 ✓
Republic of Armenia Armenia 1918 ✓
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Azerbaijan 1918 ✓
Democratic Republic of Georgia Georgia 1918 ✓
Republic of Guatemala Guatemala 1918 ✓ [20]
Republic of Nicaragua Nicaragua 1918 ✓ [20]
First Costa Rican Republic Costa Rica 1918 ✓ [20]
Republic of Haiti Haiti 1918 ✓ [20]
Republic of Bolivia Bolivia 1918 ✓ [20]
Republic of Ecuador Ecuador 1918 ✓ [20]
Oriental Republic of Urugay Urugay 1918 ✓ [20]
Republic of Honduras Honduras 1918 ✓ [20]
Centrocaspian Dictatorship Centro-caspian Dictatorship 1918 ✓
First Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovakia / Bohemia / Czechia 1918 ✓
State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs Yugoslavia 1918 ✓
Second Polish Republic Poland 1918 ✓

Declarations of war[edit]

European military alliances prior to the war.
Allies and Central Powers, early August 1914.
Allies and Central Powers, mid 1918.

The following table shows the timeline of the several declarations of war among the belligerent powers. Entries on a yellow background show severed diplomatic relations only, not actual declarations of war.

Date Declarer On
1914
July 28  Austria-Hungary  Serbia
August 1  Germany  Russia
August 3  Germany  France
August 4  Germany  Belgium
 United Kingdom  Germany
August 5  Montenegro  Austria-Hungary
August 6  Austria-Hungary  Russia
 Serbia  Germany
August 9  Montenegro  Germany
August 11  France  Austria-Hungary
August 12  United Kingdom  Austria-Hungary
August 22  Austria-Hungary  Belgium
August 23  Japan  Germany
August 25  Japan  Austria-Hungary
October 5  Albania  Austria-Hungary
November 1  Russia  Ottoman Empire
November 2  Serbia  Ottoman Empire
November 3  Montenegro  Ottoman Empire
November 5  United Kingdom
 France 		 Ottoman Empire
1915
May 23  Italy  Austria-Hungary
August 21  Italy  Ottoman Empire
October 14  Bulgaria  Serbia
October 15  United Kingdom
 Montenegro 		 Bulgaria
October 16  France  Bulgaria
October 19  Italy
 Russia 		 Bulgaria
1916
March 9  Germany  Portugal
March 15  Austria-Hungary  Portugal
August 27  Romania  Austria-Hungary
 Italy  Germany
August 28  Germany  Romania
August 30  Ottoman Empire  Romania
November 1  Bulgaria  Romania
1917
April 6  United States  Germany
April 7  Cuba
 Panama 		 Germany
April 10  Bulgaria  United States
April 13  Bolivia  Germany
April 20  Ottoman Empire  United States
July 2  Greece  Germany
 Austria-Hungary
 Ottoman Empire
 Bulgaria
July 22  Siam  Germany
 Austria-Hungary
 Ottoman Empire
August 4  Liberia  Germany
August 14  China  Germany
 Austria-Hungary
October 6  Peru  Germany
October 7  Uruguay  Germany
October 26  Brazil  Germany
December 7  United States  Austria-Hungary
December 7  Ecuador  Germany
December 10  Panama  Austria-Hungary
December 16  Cuba  Austria-Hungary
1918
April 23  Guatemala  Germany
May 8  Nicaragua  Germany
 Austria-Hungary
May 23  Costa Rica  Germany
July 12  Haiti  Germany
July 19  Honduras  Germany
November 10  Romania  Germany

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ since 1830 was Neutral Moresnet a condominium between Prussia (later Germany) and Belgium. Both countries had the right to protect the region.[10] On the same day of the German invasion in Belgium, the region was occupied by Germany. Until the end of the war and was in the Treaty of Versailles treaty annexed by Belgium.[11]
  2. ^ From 26 August 1914, the Protectorate was occupied by the Alied forces until the Treaty of Versailles, on 20 July 1922 which officially divided the Protectorate between the UK and France.[5]
  3. ^ Some members of the Whites aligned themselves with the Entente, and others aligned themselves with the Central Powers.
  4. ^ Gave naval assistance to the United Kingdom
  5. ^ Non-belligerent
  6. ^ Traded with both sides
  7. ^ Civil dispute and Allied Campaign against Ottomans
  8. ^ Switzerland did declare a "state of siege"
  9. ^ Received a German diplomatic mission trying to convince it to act against the British in India
  10. ^ Supported Central Powers and was on the verge of entering the war before Iyasu V's dethronement
  11. ^ Never declared war on the Central Powers despite being invaded and occupied by Germany
  12. ^ Had a customs and monetary union with Austria-Hungary
  13. ^ 20 volunteers joined on the Italian (Allied) side. Cut diplomatic ties with Austria–Hungary, but it never entered the war
  14. ^ Declined an alliance with Germany (see Zimmermann Telegram)
  1. ^ Few soldiers were in France, and they did not fight against the Germans. However, Liberia did declare war on Germany.
  2. ^ disbanded before the United States joined the war
  3. ^ Some members of the Whites aligned themselves with the Entente, and others aligned themselves with the Central Powers.
  4. ^ Some members of the White army were socialists who fought against the Bolsheviks. See Left-wing uprisings against the Bolsheviks for further information.
  5. ^ Some anarchists fought against the Bolsheviks. See Left-wing uprisings against the Bolsheviks for further information.
  6. ^ The White Movement fought the Bolsheviks (RSFSR) but they both were fighting Germany until the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed on 3 March 1918.
  7. ^ a b Some members of the Whites aligned themselves with the Entente, and others aligned themselves with the Central Powers.
  1. ^ British Empire was the common term for the United Kingdom and its overseas possessions at this time. The term refers to the colonies it controlled, to the Indian Empire, which, while not officially designated a colony, was functionally indistinguishable from one, and the British Dominions - former colonies which were self-governing in most respects but whose foreign policy was controlled by London; Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand and South Africa. At that time, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland also included the entire island of Ireland.

Further reading[edit]

  • Tucker, Spencer C.; Roberts, Priscilla Mary (2005). World War I. ABC CLIO. ISBN 9789386316752.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tennyson 2014, p. 4[Broken link]
  2. ^ Norman 2008, p. 40[Broken link]
  3. ^ Moffat, Ian C. D. "Forgotten Battlefields – Canadians in Siberia 1918 – 1919". Canadian Military Journal. Department of National Defence. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  4. ^ "宣戦の詔書 [Sensen no shōsho, Imperial Rescript on Declaration of War] Kanpō, Extra ed., Aug. 23, 1914" (PDF). Library of Congress (in Japanese). 23 August 1914.
  5. ^ a b Martin 2007, p. 15.
  6. ^ Fox, Sir Frank (1914). The Agony of Belgium The Invasion of Belgium in WWI August-December 1914. Beaumont Fox 2nd edition 2014. p. 19.
  7. ^ Strachan 2003, p. 585.
  8. ^ Stiénon 1917, pp. 135–137.
  9. ^ Musgrave 1918, p. 8.
  10. ^ "Awaiting a Crisis in Belgium" (PDF). New York Times. 13 September 1903. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Peace Treaty of Versailles Articles 31 - 117 and Annexes Political Clauses for Europe". net.lib.byu. 11 November 1998. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  12. ^ Marques 1991, p. 343.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "List of Participants in World War I". The Great War. WordPress. August 26, 2008. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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  15. ^ a b Das, Darshana; Ray, Michael; et al. (December 23, 2019). "Allied powers | History & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  16. ^ Friedenwald 2001, pp. 11–12[Broken link]
  17. ^ Hordern 1990, pp. 41–42.
  18. ^ "Government of Andrievs Niedra". Military Heritage Tourism. n.d. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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  21. ^ The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ a b How World War I Started: Crash Course World History 209. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  24. ^ How World War I Started: Crash Course World History 209. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  25. ^ Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters The Stage I THE GREAT WAR Week 15. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  27. ^ The Forgotten Front - World War 1 in Libya I THE GREAT WAR - Week 69. Retrieved 2021-06-01 – via YouTube.
  28. ^ Bulgaria Digs In At Doiran - The Final Blow Against The Senussi I THE GREAT WAR Week 133. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  29. ^ The Brusilov Offensive - The Arab Revolt I THE GREAT WAR Week 98. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  30. ^ Romania Joins The War I THE GREAT WAR Week 110. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  31. ^ Nivelle's Spring Offensive - Royal Conspiracy In Greece I THE GREAT WAR Week 131. Retrieved 2021-05-29 – via YouTube.
  32. ^ Charming The Poles - The Central Powers Look For New Allies I THE GREAT WAR Week 120. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  33. ^ The Russian February Revolution 1917 I THE GREAT WAR Week 137. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  34. ^ The Tsar Abdicates - Baghdad Falls I THE GREAT WAR Week 138. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  35. ^ The United States Declares War on Germany I THE GREAT WAR Week 141. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.
  36. ^ The Russian October Revolution 1917 I THE GREAT WAR Week 172. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via YouTube.

External links[edit]

Events leading to World War I
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See also[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

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