Christian Zulus Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 (edited) Order of Freedom - Orden slobodeGentlemen,everybody knows that most prestigeous YU-order (and no one has one in his collection ... )Just an "phaleristic-orgy" of flawless rubys & diamonds - red star, 5 torches & an incredible hughe diamond in the center. Only to compare with the Soviet "Order of Victory":It's also the rarest of all YU-orders: Only 7 had been confered during Tito's era (Zhukov got one and in 1947 Tito got his own one). Usually Tito always wore his "Order of Freedom" in full decoration and the rest of his numerous YU-awards as minis. That had been of course against the regulations - either all awards in full decoration, or only minis or ribbons -, but who cares .After the 1999-war Milosevic confered two "Orders of Freedom":- Army General Dragoljub Ojdanic (Chief of General Staff)- Col. General Nebojsa Pavkovic (Commander of the 3rd Army in Kosovo)So, we have in sum 9 bearers of the "Order of Freedom".Best regards ChristianBTW: GMIC-member Paul Margulies ("pmargulies") has the uniform of Pavkovic with the ribbon of his "Order of Freedom" in his collection . Edited July 1, 2007 by Christian Zulus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 (edited) Recipients of the "Order of Freedom"Gentlemen,following 7 Yugoslav outstanding military leaders got the "Order of Freedom":World War II- Josip Broz Tito- Ivan Gosnjak- Koca Popovic- Peko Dapcevic- Kosta NadjNATO-War 1999- Dragoljub Ojdanic - Nebojsa Pavkovic Also 2 foreigners got their "Order of Freedom":- Georgi Zhukov- Leonid Brezhnev ( )Ojdanic & Pavkovic got genuine & authentic "Orders of Freedom" from Milosevic, because two of them had been manufactured by Serbian juwellers for them.Best regards Christian Edited July 1, 2007 by Christian Zulus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Order of Freedom Orden slobode Instituted: 12 June 1945. Awarded: To senior military commanders for outstanding leadership and courage. The ribbon: (This picture came from Yuri Yashnev.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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