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Allied leaders of World War I

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The Allied Leaders of World War I consists of the political and military figures that fought or supported the Allies during World War I.

RussiaRussia

  • Nicholas II - Tsar of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland.

Nichola II was the last Tsar of Russia from 1894 to 1917. During World War I, Nicholas was unable to manage a country in political turmoil and command its army in World War I. While the war was still going on, Russia was facing hardship caused by the failure of government to produce supplies, which create massive riots and rebellions. People start to go on strikes in Petrograd. His rule ended with the Russian Revolution. Nicholas was killed in 17 July 1918 .

  • Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich - Commander-in-chief and viceroy in the Caucasus
  • Alexander Samsonov - Commander of the Russian Second Army for the invasion of East Prussia
  • Paul von Rennenkampf - Commander of the Russian First Army for the invasion of East Prussia
  • Nikolai Ivanov - Commander of the Russian army on the Southwestern Front, responsible for much of the action in Galicia
  • Aleksei Brusilov - Commander of the South-West Front, then provisional Commander-in-Chief after the Tsar's abdication

FranceFrance

Georges Clemenceau largely represented the people of France in that he wanted revenge upon the German nation.

  • Joseph Joffre - Commander-in-Chief of the French Army and Marshal of France
  • Ferdinand Foch - Commander-in-Chief of the French Army and Marshal of France
  • Robert Nivelle - Commander-in-Chief of the French Army
  • Philippe Pétain - Commander-in-Chief of the French Army and Marshal of France

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

SerbiaSerbia

BelgiumBelgium

ItalyItaly

RomaniaRomania

United StatesUnited States of America

JapanJapan

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