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Order of Freedom (Yugoslavia)

Highest military decoration of Yugoslavia

Summary

Highest military decoration of Yugoslavia

FieldValue
titleOrder of Freedom
imageOrden slobode.jpg
captionOrder of Freedom badge and ribbon bar
typeMilitary decoration with one degree
date12 June 1945
countrySocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro
ribbon[[File:Orden slobode.png]]
eligibilityMilitary commanders
forSkillful leadership and outstanding courage
last_induction16 June 1999total=7 (SFRY)
2 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
higherOrder of the People's Hero (1945–1955)
Yugoslav Great Star (after 1955)
lowerOrder of the Partisan Star (1945–1955)
Order of the People's Hero (after 1955)

Serbia and Montenegro 2 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Yugoslav Great Star (after 1955) Order of the People's Hero (after 1955) Order of Freedom (; ; , Orden na slobodata) was the highest military decoration awarded in Yugoslavia, and the second highest Yugoslav state decoration after the Yugoslav Great Star. It was awarded to the commanders of large military units for skillful leadership and for the outstanding courage of the troops. It was awarded to both Yugoslavian and foreign military commanders, and was the most rarely awarded of all Yugoslavian orders, decorations, and medals, being awarded only 7 times before the breakup of Yugoslavia.

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Order of Freedom was awarded in Serbia and Montenegro.

History

The Order of Freedom was founded on 12 June 1945 and was awarded by the Presidium of the AVNOJ (later Presidium of the People's Assembly of Yugoslavia). The recipient could be nominated by the Federal Executive Council (Government) of Yugoslavia, Executive Council of one of the Republics, Federal Secretary for Foreign Affairs or Federal Secretary for Defense.

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the union of Serbia and Montenegro (formally Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003) continued to use some of the decorations of former Yugoslavia, among them the Order of Freedom.

Recipients

The Order was awarded a total of 9 times — 7 times in SFR Yugoslavia and 2 times in FR Yugoslavia (after the 1999 Kosovo War). The recipients were:

FPR and SFR Yugoslavia

  • YUG Josip Broz Tito — awarded on 29 November 1947
  • YUG Ivan Gošnjak — awarded on 22 December 1951
  • YUG Koča Popović — awarded on 22 December 1951
  • URS Georgy Zhukov — awarded on 20 June 1956
  • YUG Peko Dapčević — awarded on 12 July 1973
  • YUG Kosta Nađ — awarded on 22 December 1973
  • URS Leonid Brezhnev — awarded on 15 November 1976

FR Yugoslavia

  • SCG Dragoljub Ojdanić — awarded on 26 November 1999
  • SCG Nebojša Pavković — awarded on 26 November 1999

References

References

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  2. [http://www.medals.pl/yu/yu2.htm Orders and Decorations of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1945-90] by Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2003
  3. link. (16 July 2011 '', br.133, 05.12.2008. {{in lang). sh
  4. It was awarded by the [[President of FR Yugoslavia]] (later [[President of Serbia and Montenegro]]). It was the highest military decoration in FR Yugoslavia, and the third highest state decoration overall, after the [[Order of Yugoslavia]] and the [[Order of the Yugoslav Star
  5. (30 November 1947). "На заједничкој седници оба већа Народне скушптине извршена је свечана предаја Ордена слободе маршалу Титу". Borba.
  6. (22 December 1951). "УКАЗИ ПРЕЗИДИЈУМА НАРОДНЕ СКУПШТИНЕ ФНРЈ О ОДЛИКОВАЊИМА И УНАОРЕЂЕЊИМА". Borba.
  7. (15 June 1952). "ДР ИВАН РИБАР ПРЕДАО ВИСОКА ОДЛИКОВАЊА БОРЦИМА И РУКОВОДИОЦИМА НАРОДНООСЛОБОДИЛАЧКЕ БОРБЕ". Borba.
  8. (21 June 1956). "Одликовани маршал Жуков и генерал армије Гошњак". Borba.
  9. (13 July 1973). "Свечаност у Титограду". Borba.
  10. (22 December 1973). "ОРДЕН СЛОБОДЕ КОСТИ НАЂУ". Borba.
  11. (16 November 1976). "Признање за допринос борби против фашизма". Borba.
  12. (16 June 1999). "Орден слободе Ојданићу и Павковићу". Borba.
  13. (27-30 November 1999). "Снажно јединство војске и народа у најтеже време". Borba.
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