Awards and decorations received by Josip Broz Tito
The following is a full list of awards and decorations received by Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav president and statesman, sorted by continents and Cold War bloc division. Josip Broz Tito received a total of 119 awards and decorations from 60 countries around the world (59 countries and Yugoslavia). 21 decorations were from Yugoslavia itself, 18 having been awarded once, and the Order of the People's Hero on three occasions. Of the 98 international awards and decorations, 92 were received once, and three on two occasions (Order of the White Lion, Polonia Restituta, and Karl Marx). The most notable awards being the French Légion d'honneur and Ordre national du Mérite, the British Most Honourable Order of the Bath, the Soviet Order of Lenin, the Japanese Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, the German Federal Cross of Merit, and the Italian Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana.
Most were awarded by Poland and Czechoslovakia with six; then France, Indonesia, and the Soviet Union with five each; followed by Romania with four. The decorations were seldom displayed, however. After the Tito-Stalin of 1948 split and his inauguration as president in 1953, Tito rarely wore his uniform except when present in a military function, and then (with rare exception) only wore his Yugoslav ribbons for obvious practical reasons. The awards were displayed in full number only at his funeral in 1980.[1] Tito's reputation as one of the Allied leaders of World War II, along with his diplomatic position as the founder of the Non-Aligned Movement, was primarily the cause of the favorable international recognition.[1]
Europe
Western Bloc
Eastern Bloc
Award or decoration | Country | Date | Place | Note | Ref | |
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Order of People's Liberty 1st Class a | Bulgaria | 25 November 1947 | Sofia | Awarded for the participation in the revolutionary struggle of the Bulgarian people. | [2] | |
Order of the 9 September 1944 1st Class with Swords a | Bulgaria | 25 November 1947 | Sofia | Awarded to Bulgarian and foreign citizens who took part in the armed insurrection of 9 September 1944. | [2] | |
Order of Georgi Dimitrov a | Bulgaria | 22 September 1965 | Sofia | Awarded for exceptional merit. Awarded with the title of "People's Hero of Bulgaria". | [2] | |
Order of the White Lion 1st Class with Collar (awarded two times) | Czechoslovakia | 22 March 1946 26 September 1964 |
Prague Brijuni |
The highest order of Czechoslovakia. | [2] | |
Military Order of the White Lion 1st Class | Czechoslovakia | 22 March 1946 | Prague | Highest military order of Czechoslovakia. | [2] | |
Order of the Slovak National Uprising 1st Class | Czechoslovakia | 22 March 1946 | Prague | Military order of the Slovakia (then part of Czechoslovakia). | [2] | |
Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945 | Czechoslovakia | 22 March 1946 | Prague | Military decoration of Czechoslovakia. | [2] | |
Military Merit Cross 1939-1945 | Czechoslovakia | 22 March 1946 | Prague | Military decoration of Czechoslovakia. | [2] | |
File:GDR Marks-order bar.png | Order of Karl Marx a (awarded two times) | East Germany | 12 November 1974 12 January 1977 |
Berlin Belgrade |
The most prestigious order of East Germany. | [2] |
Grand Star of People's Friendship in Gold a | East Germany | 8 June 1965 | Berlin | Order of East Germany, awarded for contributions to the preservation of peace. | [2] | |
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary | Hungary | 7 December 1947 | Budapest | Hungarian national order. | [2] | |
Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary 1st Class | Hungary | 7 December 1947 | Budapest | Highest Hungarian order of merit. | [2] | |
Order of the Flag of People's Republic of Hungary 1st Class | Hungary | 14 September 1964 | Budapest | Hungarian national order. | [2] | |
Grand Cross of the War Order Virtuti Militari | Poland | 16 March 1946 | Warsaw | Poland's highest war decoration for courage in the face of the enemy. | [2] | |
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (awarded two times) | Poland | 25 June 1964 4 May 1973 |
Warsaw Brdo Castle |
Then Poland's highest civilian order for foreigners and Poles. | [2] | |
Cross of Grunwald 1st Class a | Poland | 19 October 1945 | Belgrade | Then Polish highest military decoration. | [2] | |
Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 | Poland | 16 March 1946 | Warsaw | Polish military medal. 670,000 of the medals were awarded between 1958 and 1992. | [2] | |
Partisan Cross | Poland | 16 March 1946 | Warsaw | Polish Partisan Cross. 55,000 of the medals were awarded. | [2] | |
Order of Michael the Brave (3rd, 2nd, and 1st Class received) | Romania | 19 December 1947 | Bucharest | Romania's highest military decoration, instituted by King Ferdinand I. | [2] | |
Order of the Star of Romania 1st Class | Romania | 18 April 1966 | Bucharest | Romania's highest civil order. | [2] | |
Order of the Victory of Socialism a | Romania | 16 May 1972 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | Highest Romanian decoration, awarded with the title of "People's Hero of Romania". | [2] | |
Order of Lenin a | Soviet Union | 5 June 1972 | Moscow | Highest National Order of the Soviet Union. | [2] | |
Order of the October Revolution a | Soviet Union | 16 August 1977 | Moscow | Second highest National Order of the Soviet Union. | [2] | |
Order of Victory a | Soviet Union | 9 September 1945 | Belgrade | Highest military decoration of the Soviet Union, one of only 5 foreigners to receive it. | [5] | |
Order of Suvorov 1st Class | Soviet Union | September 1944 | Moscow | Soviet military decoration, awarded to military personnel for exceptional leadership in combat. | [2] | |
Twenty Years Of Victory In The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 Medal a | Soviet Union | 30 June 1965 | Moscow | Great Patriotic War jubilee commemorative medal of the Soviet Union. | [2] | |
Note: aNow defunct. |
Yugoslavia
Americas
Award or decoration | Country | Date | Place | Note | Ref | |
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Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes | Bolivia | 29 September 1963 | Cochabamba | Bolivian state order. | [2] | |
Grand Cross of the National Order of the Southern Cross | Brazil | 19 September 1963 | Brasília | Brazil's highest order of merit. | [2] | |
Collar of the Order of Merit of Chile | Chile | 24 September 1963 | Santiago | Chilean order of merit. | [2] | |
Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle | Mexico | 30 March 1963 | Belgrade | Highest decoration awarded to foreigners by Mexico. | [2] | |
Medal of Independence | Mexico | 15 October 1963 | Mexico City | Mexican medal. | [2] | |
Gold Collar of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero | Panama | 15 March 1976 | Panama City | The highest honour of Panama. | [2] | |
Collar of the Order of the Liberator | Venezuela | 17 March 1976 | Caracas | Highest Venezuelan state order. | [2] |
Asia
Africa
See also
References
- ^ a b Badurina, Berislav; Saračević, Sead; Grobenski, Valent; Eterović, Ivo; Tudor, Mladen (1980). Bilo je časno živjeti s Titom. Vjesnik. p. 102.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd Bilo je časno živjeti s Titom. RO Mladost, RO Prosvjeta, Zagreb, February 1981. (pg. 102)
- ^ Recipients of Order of the Elephant Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Recipients of Médaille militaire Archived 26 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ List of order of Victory recipients
- ^ a b c d Orders and Decorations of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1945-90 by Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2003
- ^ a b Standard magazin: Srbija ponovo dijeli odlikovanja, br.133, 05.12.2008. Template:Sh icon