page_title: Central Powers
section_title: Austria-Hungary
hierarchical_section_title: Central Powers / Combatants / Austria-Hungary
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Österreichisch-ungarische Stoßtruppen an der Italienfront des Ersten Weltkrieges. English: Austro-hungarian stosstruppen (WWI, Italian front). Italiano: Truppe d'assalto austro-ungariche pronte all'attacco in una trincea.
context_page_description: The Central Powers, also Central Empires, consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria – hence also known as the Quadruple Alliance —was one of the two main coalitions that fought World War I.
  It faced and was defeated by the Allied Powers that had formed around the Triple Entente. The Powers' origin was the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1879. Despite having nominally joined the Triple Alliance before, Italy did not take part in World War I on the side of the Central Powers; the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria did not join until after World War I had begun, even though the Ottoman Empire had retained close relations with both Germany and Austria-Hungary since the beginning of the 20th century.
caption: Austro-Hungarian soldiers in a trench on the Italian front
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