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Order of the War Banner

Field	Value
name	Order of the War Banner
image	Orden ratne zastave.jpg
caption	"За слободу и независност" ()
country
Serbia and Montenegro
type	Order
eligibility	Military commanders
awarded_for	Personal courage, self-sacrifice, involvement in commanding and distinct role in creation, fixing and training of Armed Forces of SFRY during the war
status	Dissolved
established	29 December 1951
firstawarded	1954
total_awarded	209
higher	Order of the People's Liberation (1951-1992)
Order of the Yugoslav Flag (1998-2006)
lower	Order of the Yugoslav Flag (1951-1992)
Order of Merits of FR Yugoslavia (1998-2006)
image2	Order of the Battle flag Rib.png

Serbia and Montenegro | post-nominals = Order of the Yugoslav Flag (1998-2006) Order of Merits of FR Yugoslavia (1998-2006)

The Order of the War Banner ( / Орден ратне заставе, , ) was a military order of honor and the 7th highest state decoration of the both Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) and Serbia and Montenegro (also known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). It was awarded to military commanders who show personal courage or self-sacrifice during the war.

History

The Order of the War Banner It was founded by the Presidency of People's Assembly on 29 December 1951, with one class. After that, a public competition for the design of the insignia was announced. The results of the competition were published in Politika on 27 August 1953, and the winner was Grigorij Samojlov, an architect from Belgrade. From its establishment in 1951 until 1984, there were 209 recipients of the order; 204 were Yugoslav citizens, and the remaining five were Soviet generals (who were all awarded in 1964).

In 1998, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopted new Law on Decorations that kept most of the decorations of the Socialist Yugoslavia, with some additions. Order of the War Banner was kept, but now had three classes. The inscription on the badge was slightly altered, so now it read "За слободу и независност отаџбине" (For the freedom and independence of the motherland).

Ribbon bar (1951-1992)	Ribbon bars (1998-2006)
[[File:Order of the Battle flag Rib.png	85x85px]]
Order of the War Banner (single class)
[[File:Order of the Battle flag Rib.png	85x85px]]
Order of the War Banner, 1st class	[[File:Order of the War Banner 2nd class RIB.gif	85x85px]]
Order of the War Banner, 2nd class

Recipients

Socialist Yugoslavia

Petar Gračanin

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Vladimir Lazarević (1st class)
Guards Brigade (1st class)
72nd Brigade for Special Operations (1st class)

Sources

References

(2015). "ОДЛИКОВАЊА из легата историјског архива Београда". Istorijski arhiv.
(27 November 1998). "Одличја у духу традиције". Borba.
(5 December 1998). "Уведено и ордење југословенских великана". Borba.
(8 May 2002). "Сјај ордена". Borba.
(16 June 2000). "Партизан и херој који смело војује". Borba.
(28 April 1999). "Народ је највећи херој". Borba.
(6 April 1999). "Одликовања за јунаке". Borba.
(8 May 2000). "За јунаштво у отпору НАТО агресији". Borba.
(15 June 2000). "Predsednik Milošević unapredio i odlikovao veliki broj oficira". Danas.

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