Order of National Liberation

The Order of National Liberation (Serbo-Croatian: Orden narodnog oslobođenja; Cyrillic: Орден народног ослобођеља) was a decoration of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, the fifth-highest decoration in the series of Yugoslav decorations. The order was founded by Josip Broz Tito on 15 August 1943. It was awarded for "outstanding contribution in organizing and directing the uprising and the creation and development of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia". It was designed by Croatian sculptor Antun Augustinčić in 1945. It is in the form of a badge worn on the left of the chest.

Order of National Liberation
CountrySFR Yugoslavia
TypeOrder
EligibilityParticipants of the People's Liberation War
Awarded forOutstanding contribution in organizing and directing the uprising and the creation and development of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Campaign(s)World War II in Yugoslavia
StatusDissolved
Statistics
Established15 August 1943
Total awarded262
Distinct
recipients		Josip Broz Tito
Edvard Kardelj
Aleksandar Ranković
Ivan Isakov
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour
Next (lower)Order of the War Banner

See also

Sources
  • Opća enciklopedija. Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod. Zagreb. 1980. (in Croatian)
  • Prister, Boris. Odlikovanja. Povijesni muzej hrvatske. Zagreb. 1984. (in Croatian)
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