On 1 August, Germany sent an ultimatum to Russia stating that since both Germany and Russia were in a state of military mobilization, an effective state of war existed between the two countries. The German government regarded the Russian promise of no war with Germany to be nonsense in light of its general mobilization, and Germany, in turn, mobilized for war. The Russian government promised Germany that its general mobilization did not mean preparation for war with Germany but was a reaction to the tensions between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. When Russia enacted a general mobilization, Germany viewed the act as provocative. In early July 1914, in the aftermath of the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and faced with the prospect of war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German government informed the Austro-Hungarian government that Germany would uphold its alliance with Austria-Hungary and defend it from possible Russian intervention if a war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia took place. German Fokker Dr.I fighter aircraft of Jasta 26 at Erchin in German-occupied France The name "Central Powers" is derived from the location of these countries all four were located between the Russian Empire in the east and France and the United Kingdom in the west. The Ottoman Empire joined later in 1914, followed by the Kingdom of Bulgaria in 1915.
The Central Powers faced and were defeated by the Allied Powers that had formed around the Triple Entente.Īt the start of the war, the Central Powers consisted of the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria did not join until after World War I had begun. Despite having nominally joined the Triple Alliance before, Italy did not take part in World War I on the side of the Central Powers. The Central Powers' origin was the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1879. It consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria and was also known as the Quadruple Alliance. The Central Powers, also known as the Central Empires, was one of the two main coalitions that fought in World War I (1914–1918). Kaiser and King Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary.Leaders of the Central Powers (left to right):.
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