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This article is about the major war of 1914–18. For other uses, see World War One (disambiguation).
“Great War” redirects here. For other uses, see Great War (disambiguation).
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World War I
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Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV Tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks, and German Albatros D.III biplanes
28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918 (Armistice)
Treaty of Versailles signed 28 June 1919
Location
Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, China and off the coast of South and North America
Result
Allied victory
End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires
Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East
Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers
Establishment of the League of Nations. (more)
Belligerents
Allied (Entente) Powers
France France
British Empire
Russia (1914–17)
United States (1917–18)
Italy (1915–18)
Canada
Japan
Belgium
Serbia
Romania (1916–18)
Greece (1917–18)
Portugal Portugal (1916–18)
Montenegro (1914–16)
and others
Central Powers
Germany
Austria–Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria (1915–18)
Commanders and leaders
Leaders and commanders
France Raymond Poincaré
France Georges Clemenceau
France Ferdinand Foch
British Empire H. H. Asquith
British Empire David Lloyd George
British Empire Douglas Haig
Russian Empire Nicholas II
Russian Empire Nicholas Nikolaevich
United States Woodrow Wilson
United States John J. Pershing
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) Antonio Salandra
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) Vittorio Orlando
Serbia Peter I
Belgium Albert I
Italy Victor Emmanuel III
and others
Leaders and commanders
German Empire Wilhelm II
German Empire Paul von Hindenburg
German Empire Erich Ludendorff
Austria–Hungary Franz Joseph I
Austria–Hungary Karl I
Austria–Hungary Conrad von Hötzendorf
Ottoman Empire Mehmed V
Ottoman Empire ?smail Enver
Ottoman Empire Mustafa Kemal AtatĂĽrk
Kingdom of Bulgaria Ferdinand I
Kingdom of Bulgaria Nikola Zhekov
and others
Strength
Allies[1]
Russian Empire 12,000,000
British Empire 8,841,541[2]