| Order of Freedom | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Orden_slobode.jpg) Order of Freedom badge and ribbon bar | |
| Type | Military decoration with one degree |
| Country |  Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro |
| Ribbon | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Orden_slobode.png){kind=small} |
| Eligibility | Military commanders |
| Awarded for | Skillful leadership and outstanding courage[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Last induction | 16 June 1999 |
| Total inductees | 7 (SFRY) 2 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the People's Hero (1945-1955) Yugoslav Great Star (after 1955) |
| Next (lower) | Order of the Partisan Star (1945-1955) Order of the People's Hero (after 1955)[2] |
Order of Freedom (Serbo-Croatian: Orden slobode / Орден слободе; Slovene: Red svobode; Macedonian: Орден на слободата, Orden na slobodata) was the highest military decoration awarded in Yugoslavia,[2][3] and the second highest Yugoslav state decoration after the Yugoslav Great Star. It was awarded to the commanders of large military units for skillful leadership and for the outstanding courage of the troops.[1] It was awarded to both Yugoslavian and foreign military commanders, and was the most rarely awarded of all Yugoslavian orders, decorations, and medals, being awarded only 7 times before the breakup of Yugoslavia.
After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Order of Freedom was awarded in Serbia and Montenegro.
- ^ a b c Sammler.ru: Order of Freedom (in Russian)
- ^ a b Orders and Decorations of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1945-90 by Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2003
- ^ Standard magazin: Srbija ponovo dijeli odlikovanja Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, br.133, 05.12.2008. (in Serbo-Croatian)