Order of the People's Hero

Order of the People's Hero
Order of the People's Hero
	Order of the People's Hero medal
Type	Medal
Awarded for	Distinguishing oneself by extraordinary heroic deeds
Presented by	Yugoslavia and; Serbia and Montenegro
Status	Incepted
First awarded	1942
Last awarded	1991 (Milan Tepić)
Total	Around 1,400
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Precedence
Next (higher)	Highest (until 1955); Order of Freedom (after 1955)
Next (lower)	Order of Freedom (1945–1955); Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour (1955–1992); Order of the Yugoslav Flag (1998–2006)

The Order of the People's Hero^[3]^[4]^[5] or the Order of the National Hero^[6]^[7] (Serbo-Croatian: Orden narodnog heroja / Oрден народног хероја; Slovene: Red narodnega heroja, Macedonian: Oрден на народен херој, romanized: Orden na naroden heroj), was a Yugoslav gallantry medal, the second highest military award, and third overall Yugoslav decoration.^[1] It was awarded to individuals, military units, political and other organisations who distinguished themselves by extraordinary heroic deeds during war and in peacetime. The recipients were thereafter known as People's Heroes of Yugoslavia or National Heroes of Yugoslavia. The vast majority was awarded to partisans for actions during the Second World War. A total of 1,322 awards were awarded in Yugoslavia, and 19 were awarded to foreigners.^[8]

In 1998, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia decided to award the Order of the People's Hero again and decorated several military units, but no individuals.

^ ^a ^b Orders and Decorations of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1945-90 by Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2003
^ Cite error: The named reference lukasz2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Encyclopedia Americana, volume 8. New York: Grolier. 1984. p. 608. ISBN 9780717201167. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ Ruggenthaler, Peter (2015). The Concept of Neutrality in Stalin's Foreign Policy, 1945–1953. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. p. 99. ISBN 9781498517447. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ Rosen, David M. (2015). Child Soldiers in the Western Imagination: From Patriots to Victims. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813572895. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "Yugoslavia Honors Dead Soviet Officer". Star Tribune. October 21, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Yugoslavia Honors Tito as 'Hero' for Third Time". The Los Angeles Times. May 17, 1977. p. 9. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Cite error: The named reference Encyclopedia463 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[lukasz-1] Orders and Decorations of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1945-90 by Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2003

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[3] Encyclopedia Americana, volume 8. New York: Grolier. 1984. p. 608. ISBN 9780717201167. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[4] Ruggenthaler, Peter (2015). The Concept of Neutrality in Stalin's Foreign Policy, 1945–1953. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. p. 99. ISBN 9781498517447. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[5] Rosen, David M. (2015). Child Soldiers in the Western Imagination: From Patriots to Victims. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813572895. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[6] "Yugoslavia Honors Dead Soviet Officer". Star Tribune. October 21, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Yugoslavia Honors Tito as 'Hero' for Third Time". The Los Angeles Times. May 17, 1977. p. 9. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[Encyclopedia463-8] Cite error: The named reference Encyclopedia463 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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