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Order of Military Merits
Country Flag of SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Type Order of merit with 3 degrees
Eligibility Yugoslav civilian and military personnel
Status Dissolved
Statistics
Established 29 December 1951
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Labour
Next (lower) Order of Bravery
Related Medal for Military Merits

Order of Military Merits (Template:Lang-sh-Latn-Cyrl, Slovene language: Red za vojaške zasluge , Macedonian language: Орден на Воени заслуги) 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.[1][2]

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:[1]

  • 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 (Template:Lang-sh-Cyrl-Latn) 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.[3]

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)
Orden za vojne zasluge 1 reda
Orden za vojne zasluge 2 reda
Orden za vojne zasluge 3 reda
Ribbons
Order of military merits with the great star Rib
Order of military merits with golden swords RIB
Order for military merits with silver swords RIB

References[]

Literature[]

Template:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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