Order of the White Eagle with Swords
decoration of the Republic of Serbia
Order of the White Eagle with Swords (Serbian: Орден белог орла с мачевима, romanized: Orden belog orla s mačevima) is the fifth highest state order of Serbia.
The order is awarded by the decree of the President of the Republic on special occasions, typically at the ceremonies held on the Statehood Day. It is awarded for merits in the fields of defense and military merits.
History
King Milan I established the Order of the White Eagle in 1883.
In 1945, with the abolition of the monarchy, the order was in effect abolished. Since the end of Yugoslavia, the dynastic order continues to be awarded by Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, as the senior representative of the Crown.
Order of the White Eagle was re-established in 2010 when the National Assembly adopted the amendments to the Law on Decorations of the Republic of Serbia. Since the order was re-introduced, the first person to receive it was General Ljubiša Diković, Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces.
Ranks
Order of the White Eagle with Swords has three classes.
Notable recipients
1st class
2020 - Military Academy
2015 - Ljubiša Diković
2nd class
2018 - Military Technical Institute
2014 - Serbian Air Force and Air Defence
2014 - Aleksandar Živković
3rd class
2016 - Milomir Todorović
See also
Orders, decorations and medals of Serbia
Order of the White Eagle
References
External links
Yisela (2019-01-06).
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