This is a brief paper telling the stats of all main countries in the Great War.
Main Central Powers countries: Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria.
Germany
Side: Central Powers
Years Involved: 1914-1918
Leader(s): Wilhelm II
Military Deaths: Around 2.5M
Civilian Deaths: Around 524,000
Main Rifle: Mauser M1898
Main Sidearm: Mauser C96
Main LMG(or SMG): Bergmann M1918
Conquered, and when: Yes, 1918
Ottoman Empire
Side: Central Powers
Years Involved: 1914-1918
Leader(s): Ismail Enver Pasha
Military Deaths: Around 771,841
Civilian Deaths: Around 1.2M
Main Rifle: Berthier M1890
Main Sidearm: Luger P08
Main LMG(or SMG): MG 08
Conquered, and when: Yes, 1918
Austria-Hungary
Side: Central Powers
Years Involved: 1914-1918
Leader(s): Franz Joseph
Military Deaths: Around 1.2M
Civilian Deaths: Around 467,000
Main Rifle: Steyr Mannlicher M1895
Main Sidearm: Roth Steyr
Main LMG(or SMG): Hotchkiss M1909
Conquered, and when: Yes, 1918
Bulgaria
Side: Central Powers
Years Involved: 1915-1918
Leader(s): Vasil Radoslavov
Military Deaths: Around 87,500
Civilian Deaths: Around 100,000
Main Rifle: Mauser M1898
Main Sidearm: Frommer Stop
Main LMG(or SMG): Madsen M1907
Conquered, and when: Yes, 1918
Main Allied Countries: United Kingdom, France, United States, Russia, Italy, Serbia.
United Kingdom
Side: Allies
Years Involved: 1914-1918
Leader(s): Lloyd George
Military Deaths: Around 886,000
Civilian Deaths: Around 109,000
Main Rifle: M1903
Main Sidearm: Webley MK V1
Main LMG(or SMG): Lewis M1914
Conquered, and when: No
France
Side: Allies
Years Involved: 1914-1918
Leader(s): Georges Clemenceau
Military Deaths: Around 1.3M
Civilian Deaths: Around 40,000
Main Rifle: Lebel M1886
Main Sidearm: Pistolet Automatique
Main LMG(or SMG): Chauchat M1915
Conquered, and when: No
United States
Side: Allies
Years Involved: 1917-1918
Leader(s): Woodrow Wilson
Military Deaths: Around 116,000
Civilian Deaths: Around 788
Main Rifle: Springfield M1898
Main Sidearm: Colt M1911
Main LMG(or SMG): Benet Machine Gun M1909
Conquered, and when: No
Russia
Side: Allies
Years Involved: 1914-1917
Leader(s): Nicholas II
Military Deaths: Around 2.2M
Civilian Deaths: Around 730,000
Main Rifle: Mosin-Nagant M1891
Main Sidearm: Revolver Nagant
Main LMG(or SMG): Fedorov Avtomat M1915
Conquered, and when: Yes, 1917 (by Bolsheviks)
Italy
Side: Allies
Years Involved: 1915-1918
Leader(s): Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Military Deaths: Around 650,000
Civilian Deaths: Around 589,000
Main Rifle: Carcano M1891
Main Sidearm: Glisenti M1910
Main LMG(or SMG): Villar Perosa M1915
Conquered, and when: No
Serbia
Side: Allies
Years Involved: 1914-1915
Leader(s): Nikola Pasic
Military Deaths: Around 300,000
Civilian Deaths: Around 450,000
Main Rifle: Serbian Mauser M1889
Main Sidearm: Chamelot-Delvigne M1873
Main LMG(or SMG): Chauchat M1915
Conquered, and when: Yes, 1915 (was liberated only until Treaty of Versailles, in 1918 became part of Yugoslavia)
This concludes my WW1 Stats paper, but here are a few paragraphs on Serbia in WW1. After Allied Troops Landed there in 1918, they occupied it and let it become a free country only until the Treaty of Versailles. In 1916, the remaining Serbian troops retreated to Greece, and some fled to Albania. French troops finally made a breakthrough in the Vardar Offensive in 1918 and pushed the Austro-Hungarian and German Troops Back, forcing them to withdraw.
The collapse of the Macedonian Front meant that the road from Vienna to Budapest was now opened for the 670,000-strong army of General Franchet d’Esperey as the Bulgarian surrender deprived the Central Powers of 270 Battalions and 1,500 guns that were previously holding the line. The French, British, and Greek Armies completely pushed the Central Powers out of the Balkans.
After the Allied victory, Serbia was given independence, but only until the Treaty of Versailles. After the Treaty, Serbia, along with other Balkan states, were combined into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which eventually became Communist in 1946.
Houston, I can tell that you have done a lot of research and it shows. Keep up the good work. I miss and love you!
Granny
Zeke, Due to problems I have had in the past, I just got to read this post. It looks like you have done a lot of research. I am proud of you for that. It is interesting to see all of the flags of the nations involved in the conflict.
Thank you for sharing this with me and Papa. We both enjoyed this very much as we are avid history buffs.
Love Gramsey & Papa