Map of the World showing the Triple Entente participants in World War I. Those fighting on the Entente's side (at one point or another) are depicted in green, the Central Powers in orange, and neutral countries in grey.
The Allied leaders of World War I consists of the political and military figures that fought for or supported the Allies during World War I.
Russia[]
King George V (right) with his first cousin Tsar Nicholas II, Berlin, 1913. Note the close physical resemblance between the two monarchs.[1]
- Nicholas II[2] – last Czar of Russia, titular King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland. His rule ended with the Russian Revolution. Nicholas was killed on 17 July 1918.
- Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich[3] – Commander-in-chief and viceroy in the Caucasus
- Alexander Samsonov[4] – Commander of the Russian Second Army for the invasion of East Prussia
- Paul von Rennenkampf[5] – Commander of the Russian First Army for the invasion of East Prussia
- Nikolai Ivanov[6] – Commander of the Russian army on the Southwestern Front, responsible for much of the action in Galicia
- Aleksei Brusilov[7] – Commander of the south, then provisional Commander-in-Chief after the Tsar's abdication
France[]
- Raymond Poincaré[8] – President of France, 1913–1920
- Georges Clemenceau[9] – Prime Minister of France
- Joseph Joffre[10] – Commander-in-Chief of the French Army and Marshal of France
- Ferdinand Foch[11] – Commander-in-Chief of the French Army and Marshal of France, "Generalissimo of the Allied Armies" from spring 1918.
- Robert Nivelle[12] – Commander-in-Chief of the French Army
- Philippe Pétain[13] – Commander-in-Chief of the French Army and Marshal of France
United Kingdom[]
- George V[14] – King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms, Emperor of India
- H. H. Asquith – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (until 1916)[15]
- David Lloyd George – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (from 1916 to 1922)
- Douglas Haig – Commander-in-Chief of the BEF
- John Jellicoe – Commanding officer of the Grand Fleet (1914–1916), First Sea Lord (1916–1917)
- Horatio Herbert Kitchener – Secretary of State for War (5 August 1914 – 5 June 1916)
Serbia[]
- Peter I[16] – King of Serbia
- Crown Prince Alexander – Regent, Commander-in-Chief
- Nikola Pašić – Prime Minister
Belgium[]
King Albert (left) with his wife the Queen, and Fuad I of Egypt (right).
- Albert I of Belgium[17] – King of Belgium
- Gerard Leman - Belgian general in the Battle of Liege
Italy[]
- Victor Emmanuel III[18] – King of Italy
- Vittorio Orlando - Prime Minister of Italy at the end of the war.
- Luigi Cadorna – Commander-in-Chief of the Italian army
- Armando Diaz – Chief of General Staff of the Italian army
- Lugi Amedeo – Commander-in-Chief of the Adriatic Fleet of Italy
Romania[]
- Constantin Prezan – Chief of the General Staff of Romania
- Alexandru Averescu – Prime Minister of Romania
United States of America[]
Ōkuma Shigenobu, 5th Prime Minister of Japan.
- Woodrow Wilson[19] – President of the United States
- Thomas R. Marshall[20] – Vice President of the United States
- John J. Pershing[21] – Commander of the American Expeditionary Force
Japan[]
- Emperor Taishō[22] – Emperor of Japan
- Ōkuma Shigenobu – Prime Minister of Japan (16 April 1914 – 9 October 1916)
- Terauchi Masatake – Prime Minister of Japan (9 October 1916 – 29 September 1918)
- Hara Takashi – Prime Minister of Japan (29 September 1918 – 4 November 1921)
Brazil[]
- Venceslau Bras – President of Brazil
- Pedro Frontin – Brazilian Admiral
- Dr. Nabuco Gouveia – Chief of the Brazilian Medical Delegation
Greece[]
- Eleftherios Venizelos – Prime Minister
- Pavlos Kountouriotis
- Panagiotis Danglis
Siam[]
- Rama VI – King of Siam
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ At George's wedding in 1893, The Times claimed that the crowd may have confused Nicholas with George, because their beards and dress made them look alike superficially (The Times (London) Friday, 7 July 1893, p.5). Their facial features were only different up close.
- ↑ Robert D. Warth, Nicholas II, The Life and Reign of Russia's Last Monarch, 20
- ↑
Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1922). "Nicholas (Nikolai Nikolayevich), Russian Grand Duke". Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York.
- ↑ Who's Who: Alexander Samsonov Biography
- ↑ Who's Who: Paul von Rennenkampf
- ↑ First World War.com — Who's Who — Nikolai Ivanov
- ↑ Brusiloff, Hero of the Hour in Russia, Described Intimately by One Who Knows Him Well Charles Johnston, New York Times, 18 June 1916, accessed 8 February 2010
- ↑ J. F. V. Keiger, Raymond Poincaré (Cambridge University Press, 2002) p126
- ↑ Watson, Georges Clemenceau (1974)
- ↑ First World War – Willmott, H.P., Dorling Kindersley, 2003, Page 52
- ↑ Foch's Biography in French on the Immortals page of the Académie française
- ↑ Simkins, Peter; Jukes, Geoffrey & Hickey, Michael, The First World War: The War To End All Wars, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-738-7
- ↑ Williams, Charles, Pétain, Little Brown (Time Warner Book Group UK), London, 2005, p. 206, ISBN 0-316-86127-9
- ↑ Matthew, H. C. G. (September 2004; online edition May 2009) "George V (1865–1936)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33369, retrieved 1 May 2010 (Subscription required)
- ↑ "HH Asquith (1852–1928)". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/asquith_herbert.shtml. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ↑ Dragoljub R. Živojinović, Kralj Petar I Karađorđević (King Peter I Karađorđević), vol. I-III, Belgrade, BIGZ 1988–1992.
- ↑ Carlo Bronne. Albert 1er: le roi sans terre.
- ↑ King Vittorio Emanuele III
- ↑ "Woodrow Wilson". http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/woodrowwilson/. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ Hatfield, Mark O. (1997). "Thomas R. Marshall, 28th Vice President (1913–1921)". Senate Historical Office. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Thomas_Marshall.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ↑ "Library of Congress link: Washington held the title of "General and Commander in Chief" of the Continental Army". http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/commission.html.
- ↑ Bix, Herbert P. Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan. Harper Perennial (2001). ISBN 0-06-093130-2
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