Order of the Partisan Star

• Name — Order of the Partisan Star • Type — Three classes • Eligibility — Yugoslav or foreign allied civilian and military personnel • Awarded For — Participants in the People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia • Status — No longer awarded • Established — 15 August 1943 • Firstawarded — 7 September 1944 • Lastawarded — 1980 • Total Awarded — 12,542 • Higher — Order of the Yugoslav Flag • Lower — Order of the Republic • Caption2 — Ribbon bar of the 1st class

The order was established by order of Josip Broz Tito, the supreme commander of the Yugoslav Partisans on August 15, 1943. Depending on the type of personal qualities manifested, the recipient was awarded different orders: • Order of the Partisan Star with a golden wreath - for skillful command and outstanding services. • Order of the Partisan Star with a silver wreath - for bravery and feat of a warrior. • Order of the Partisan Star with rifles - for courage and self-sacrifice. On March 1, 1961, the act changed the names of the classes and set the name to the Order of Partisan Star to 1st class, 2nd class and 3rd class. All classes continued to be awarded to officers of the Yugoslav People's Army for successful command of units of the armed forces, for skill in conducting combat operations and for showing special courage in fighting the enemy. It could be awarded to both citizens of Yugoslavia and foreign nationals. The order was awarded in the years 1943-1980 and during that time it was awarded a total of 12,542 times, including: • 1st class - 627, including 37 foreigners • 2nd class - 1,531, including 34 foreigners • 3rd class - 10,384