Order of the War Banner

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Order of the War Banner
"За слободу и независност ★ socijalističke domovine" (lit. 'For the freedom and independence of the socialist homeland')
TypeOrder
Awarded forPersonal courage, self-sacrifice, involvement in commanding and distinct role in creation, fixing and training of Armed Forces of SFRY during the war
Country Yugoslavia
 Serbia and Montenegro
EligibilityMilitary commanders
StatusDissolved
Established29 December 1951
First awarded1954
Total209
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the People's Liberation (1951-1992)
Order of the Yugoslav Flag (1998-2006)
Next (lower)Order of the Yugoslav Flag (1951-1992)
Order of Merits of FR Yugoslavia (1998-2006)

The Order of the War Banner (Serbo-Croatian: Orden ratne zastave / Орден ратне заставе, Macedonian: Орден на военото знаме, Slovene: Red vojne zastave) 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).[1]

In 1998, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopted new Law on Decorations that kept most of the decorations of the Socialist Yugoslavia, with some additions.[2][3] 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).[4]

Ribbon bar (1951-1992)

Order of the War Banner (single class)
Ribbon bars (1998-2006)

Order of the War Banner, 1st class
Order of the War Banner, 2nd class
Order of the War Banner, 3rd class

Recipients

Socialist Yugoslavia

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

See also

Sources

  1. ^ ОДЛИКОВАЊА из легата историјског архива Београда (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Istorijski arhiv. 2015. ISBN 978-86-80481-35-7.
  2. ^ "Одличја у духу традиције". Borba. 76 (331): 3. 27 November 1998.
  3. ^ "Уведено и ордење југословенских великана". Borba. LXXVI (339–340): 7. 5 December 1998.
  4. ^ "Сјај ордена". Borba: 9. 8 May 2002.
  5. ^ "Партизан и херој који смело војује". Borba. 16 June 2000.
  6. ^ "Народ је највећи херој". Borba: 1. 28 April 1999.
  7. ^ "Одликовања за јунаке". Borba: 1. 6 April 1999.
  8. ^ "За јунаштво у отпору НАТО агресији". Borba: 1. 8 May 2000.
  9. ^ "Predsednik Milošević unapredio i odlikovao veliki broj oficira". Danas: 22. 15 June 2000.
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