Talk:Central Powers

Kingdom of Finland
The kingdom of finland never actually became to be, it was a proposal but no king ever got in power, and never was finland officially called the Kingdom of Finland, should this be replaced or am i completely in the wrong? Finland didn't really even contribute in ww1, just fought it's on civil war and briefly against the russians NyawMeow 17.06, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Merge into Triple... Death
These pages highly duplicate. Joncnunn 20:42, 26 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Disagree. While there is some overlap, unavoidable as the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance were at war with each other, the two topics are, and should remain, separate.--Anthony.bradbury 18:01, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

how many troops were involved in WW1

A lot of people faught. I mean like millions of people from all over the world. Hope that helped, Cupcake547 (talk) 02:17, 26 March 2021 (UTC).

The map is wrong
Greece was not part of the Central Powers! Can someone fix this? A.Cython (talk) 17:39, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The map in its current state does not show Greece to be a part of the Central Powers. EasyPeasy21 (talk) 14:40, 5 July 2008 (UTC)


 * That is because I changed the map! the previous map was this one: A.Cython (talk) 19:11, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Mustafa Kemal
The list should only include a political leader, and a commander-in-chief, of a country fighting for the Central Powers. Mustafa Kemal was a very important figure during the Turkish War of Independence to the extent that he should be listed as a commander in the infobox of the Turkish War of Independence article, but he was not important enough in WW1 to warrant listing him alongside the sultan, and the commander-in-chief, of the Ottoman Empire in this article. As a result, I have removed Mustafa Kemal from the list. EasyPeasy21 (talk) 14:54, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Zimmermann Telegram
If this article mentions alliances Germany tried to make with Afghanistan, then wouldn't it be also logical to include mentioning the Zimmermann Telegram, in which they tried to get Mexico to declare war on the USA? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.218.111.247 (talk) 22:11, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Sultanate of Darfur
"For instance, when the sultan of Darfur, Ali Dinar (ca. 1898–1916), proclaimed his kingdom's allegiance to the Ottoman Empire, a small British force quickly defeated his forces, with the sultan dying during the fighting."

Davis, R. Hunt, ed. "World War I and Africa." Encyclopedia of African History and Culture: The Colonial Era (1850 to 1960). vol. 4. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. Modern World History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE53&iPin=AHCIV0591&SingleRecord=True (accessed October 29, 2009).

Maybe this should be added as a sub-bullet under the Ottoman Empire.--189.33.12.27 (talk) 21:09, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

I think the Sultanate of Darfur should be under the Ottoman Empire, too. Should I make like that? Cupcake547 (talk) 16:30, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Succeded by
Is the Central Powers really a predecessor to the Axis? Out of the tripartite, only Germany was in the Central Powers while the others were fighting in the Allied powers. Juxlos (talk) 09:22, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Confused about the map
Are there any disclaimers or a key on to what the areas in the lower-left corner of the map are? I only recognize Tianjin IowaBird (talk) 06:49, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Translation
For accuracy's sake, I'd recommend changing the translations from modern Turkish to Ottoman. Sirius85 (talk) 23:56, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Ok, I'll try. Cupcake547 (talk) 16:30, 28 March 2021 (UTC).

Ethopia and White Finland as supporters and co-bellingerents
Should they be listed as such?--87.188.75.185 (talk) 16:08, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

@87.188.75.185 No, Ethiopia and White Finland should only be in the supporters category because they are controversial. Cupcake547 (talk) 14:09, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Renaming and Moving the Article
Should we rename the article from Central Powers to Central Powers of World War I, that way the title is more specific? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cupcake547 (talk • contribs) 15:29, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Ok, I'll do it. Cupcake547 (talk) 16:18, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

This page is super weird regarding listing German territory
It puts Lithuania under Germany? As well as Ukraine, Belarus, Crimea, Baltic States. What is up with that. If anything they were Russian at the time. Chefs-kiss (talk) 14:02, 15 January 2024 (UTC)


 * In 1918 between the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and the German surrender, all of the countries you mention were German client states and as such members of the Central Powers. Furius (talk) 16:22, 15 January 2024 (UTC)