Order of military merits
Order of Military Merits (Orden za vojne zasluge, Red za vojaške zasluge) was a state decoration awarded in Yugoslavia, divided into three classes. It was awarded to commanders of units and civilians serving in the Yugoslav People's Army, as well as individuals in trade unions or other organizations with outstanding contributions and accomplishment of tasks of special immediate importance for national defense.
Order of military merits
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- Order of Military Merits
- Period
- 1951
- Region
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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Order of Military Merits (Orden za vojne zasluge, Red za vojaške zasluge) was a state decoration awarded in Yugoslavia, divided into three classes. It was awarded to commanders of units and civilians serving in the Yugoslav People's Army, as well as individuals in trade unions or other organizations with outstanding contributions and accomplishment of tasks of special immediate importance for national defense.
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Overview
Recorded constituent parts are Order of Military Merit with large star, Order of military merits with golden swords and Order for military merits with silver swords. It is associated with Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The record gives 1951 as its date of establishment or first appearance.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Order of Military Merits • Presenter — Presidium of the National Assembly of Yugoslavia • Type — Order of merit with 3 degrees • Eligibility — Yugoslav civilian and military personnel • Awarded For — Outstanding achievements in national defense • Status — Dissolved • Established — 29 December 1951 • Firstawarded — 1951 • Lastawarded — 1985 • Total Awarded — 2,609 (Class I) 24,141 (Class II) 94,684 (Class III) • Higher — Order of Brotherhood and Unity (1945-1955) Order of Labour (after 1955) • Lower — Order of Bravery • Related — Medal for Military Merits
History
History
The order was established by the Presidium of the National Assembly of Yugoslavia on 29 December 1951 together with the Medal for Military Merits and awarded until the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992. The number of times it was awarded has last been documented on 31 December 1985. The three classes of the order ranked as following in their importance, per the Law on Decorations of the FPR Yugoslavia from 1 March 1961: • Order of Military Merits with Great Star – Class I, 16th in order of importance, awarded 2,609 times • Order of Military Merits with Golden Swords – Class II, 26th in order of importance, awarded 24,141 times • Order of Military Merits with Silver Swords – Class III, 34th in order of importance, awarded 94,684 times After the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, the new union of Serbia and Montenegro, formally Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, established an equivalent Order of Merit in the Field of Defense and Security (Орден за заслуге у области одбране и безбедности) on 4 December 1998. It looked the same, but the red star was replaced with the Coat of arms of Serbia and Montenegro and torches behind the shield were removed.
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Gallery
• Order of Military Merits with Great Star (Class I) — Order of Military Merits with Golden Swords (Class II) — Order of Military Merits with Silver Swords (Class III) • — — • Ribbons • — —
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1951
Order of military merits first recorded.
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