List Of Infantry Weapons Of World War I
The Allies of World War I, sometimes referred to as the Entente Powers (from Triple Entente), were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. The main allies were France, the Russian Empire, the British Empire, Italy and the United States. France, Russia, the United Kingdom (and, by default, its empire), entered World War I in 1914, as a result of their Triple Entente alliance. Many other countries later joined the Allied side in the war.
Here is a complete list:
Allied states:
Belgium (including Belgian colonial forces),
British Empire: Australia British crown colonies Canada India
New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, France (including French colonial forces), Kingdom of Greece (May 1917 and after), Kingdom of Italy (April 1915 and after), Empire of Japan, Kingdom of Montenegro, Portugal (March 1916 and after) (including Portuguese colonial forces), Kingdom of Romania (August 1916-May 1918), Russian Empire (until November 1917), Kingdom of Serbia, United States of America (April 1917 and after), Albania, Andorra, Armenia (May 1918 and after), Bolivia (April 1917 and after), Brazil (October 1917 and after), China (August 1917 and after), Costa Rica (May 1918 and after), Cuba (April 1917 and after), Czechoslovakia, Ecuador (December 1917 and after), Guatemala (April 1918 and after), Liberia (August 1917 and after), Haiti (July 1918 and after), Honduras (July 1918 and after), Nicaragua (May 1918 and after), Panama (December 1917 and after), Peru (October 1917 and after), San Marino (June 1915 and after), Siam (July 1917 and after), Uruguay (October 1917 and after),
Central Powers:
Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austria, Hungary, and parts of the Balkan states, Bosnia, Hertzegovnia, Serbia, part of Montenegro ,and others), Bulgaria, German Empire Germany and its states, as well as member states and colonies of its empire in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.), Ottoman Empire (Turkey and its empire),
This is a partial list of infantry weapons of World War I (1914–1918).
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