Order of People's Liberation
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The Order of People's Liberation or Order of National Liberation (Serbo-Croatian: Orden narodnog oslobođenja, Орден народног ослобођења; Slovene: Red ljudske osvoboditve) was a decoration of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the fifth-highest decoration in the series of Yugoslav decorations. The order was founded by Josip Broz Tito's main Headquarters 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". The insignia of the order 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 People's Liberation | |
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Type | Order |
Awarded for | Outstanding contribution in organizing and directing the uprising and the creation and development of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Country | Yugoslavia |
Eligibility | Participants of the People's Liberation War |
Campaign(s) | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Status | Dissolved |
Established | 15 August 1943 |
Total | 299 (before 1970) |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour |
Next (lower) | Order of the War Banner |