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The political and military leadership of the combatant nations of World War I varied during the course of the war. The following lists give details of who led each country and its armed forces from the point at which each nation entered the war to when hostilities ceased (largely the period August 1914 to November 1918). In addition to this, the representatives and signatories for the various armistices and peace treaties are given, as well as notes on changes made to the command structures during the war, the differences in the systems of government and upheavals such as revolutions, and indications as to who held the real political and military power.

United Kingdom

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King George V


France

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President Poincaré

Russia

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Tsar Nicholas II

Italy

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King Victor Emmanuel III

United States

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President Wilson
  • President Woodrow Wilson (1917-1918)
    • plus a Cabinet of seven Secretaries (1917-1918)

Germany

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

Austria-Hungary

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Emperor Franz Joseph I

Turkey

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Sultan Mehmed V

Real political control before and during the war was held by the Three Pashas: Mehmed Talat, Ismail Enver, Ahmed Djemal (1914-1918)

Notes

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* abdicated

† died

‡ assassinated