Central Powers (NGW)

The Central Powers (German: Mittelmächte; Hungarian: Központi hatalmak; Turkish: İttifak Devletleri or Bağlaşma Devletleri; Bulgarian: Централни сили Tsentralni sili; Greek: Κεντρικές Δυνάμεις), consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Greece and Romania – hence also known as the Penta Alliance (German: Fünfbund) – was one of the two main factions during Nick's Great War (1914–16). It was victorious against the Allied Powers that had formed around the Triple Entente, after which it was dissolved.

The Powers' origin was the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1879. The Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria and Greece did not join until after World War I had begun.