central powers

Central Powers

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  Key statistics and facts about the forces of Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany and the Ottoman Empire during the First World War

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• Page 2 – The German Empire

  Key information and statistics about the German Empire during the First World War

• Page 3 – Austro-Hungarian Empire

  General facts and statistics about the Austria-Hungarian Empire during the First World War

• Page 4 – Kingdom of Bulgaria

  Key information and statistics about the Kingdom of Bulgaria during the First World War

• Page 5 – Ottoman Empire

  Key information and statistics about the Ottoman Empire during the First World War

Armistice Day

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  After four terrible years, the First World War finally came to a close with the signing of an armistice between Germany and the Allied Powers on 11 November 1918. New Zealanders celebrated enthusiastically, despite having recently celebrated the surrenders of the three other Central Powers and the premature news of an armistice with Germany.

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• Page 2 - Pre-Armistice Day surrendersFrom October 1918 New Zealanders progressively celebrated the surrenders of Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary before the armistice with Germany on 11

The Ottoman Empire

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  Few Kiwis today know much about one of our main First World War enemies, the Ottoman Empire - a sophisticated but often forgotten empire whose soldiers fought against New Zealand troops for four years in the Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine campaigns.

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• Page 4 - Ottoman Empire enters the First World WarEnver Pasha, the Ottoman Minister for War, reacted to the mobilisation of the Russian Army by ordering the Ottoman Army to prepare for war in August 1914.