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Allies
The military alliance that fought against the Central Powers was known as the Allies. Initially this alliance was based around the four great powers of Russia, France, Japan and the British Empire, along with the smaller states of Serbia, Montenegro and Belgium that also went to war in 1914. Read the full article
Page 7 - Kingdom of Montenegro
Key information and statistics about the Kingdom of Montenegro during the First World
Page 9 - Kingdom of Romania
Key information and statistics about the Kingdom of Romania during the First World
Page 11 - Kingdom of Serbia
Key information and statistics about the Kingdom of Serbia during the First World
The Ottoman Empire
Few Kiwis today know much about one of our main First World War enemies, the Ottoman Empire - a sophisticated but often forgotten empire whose soldiers fought against New Zealand troops for four years in the Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine campaigns. Read the full article
Page 3 - Three wars in three years, 1911-13
The Ottoman Empire came under attack in wars fought in Libya and the Balkans between 1911 and 1913.
Page 5 - Ottoman Empire at war
How the Ottoman Empire fared during the First World War
The Salonika campaign
23 October is the anniversary of the 1915 sinking of the Marquette with the loss of 32 New Zealanders, including 10 nurses. They were en route from Egypt to the Greek port of Salonika as New Zealand’s contribution to the little-known Allied campaign in the Balkans Read the full article
Page 1 - The Salonika campaign
23 October is the anniversary of the 1915 sinking of the Marquette with the loss of 32 New Zealanders, including 10 nurses. They were en route from Egypt to the Greek port of
Page 3 - Serbia 1915
As New Zealand forces rested on the island of Lemnos in the autumn of 1915, the crisis in the Balkans intensified.
Page 4 - Campaign summary
The failure of the Anglo-French advance into Serbia in November 1915 forced the Allied forces to dig in on the outskirts of Salonika in case the Bulgarians attacked Greece.
