Order of the Hero of the Liberation War

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Order of the Hero of the Liberation War
Orden heroja oslobodilačkog rata
Order of the Hero of the Liberation War (Bosnia and Herzegovina).png
Awarded by Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
TypeState order
Established1994
Country
EligibilityCitizens of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Criteria"For heroic contribution to the liberation war, exceptional bravery and self-sacrifice shown in combat and thereby achieved outstanding results that served as an example, encouragement, and additional motivation for further successful resistance against the aggressor in Bosnia and Herzegovina."
StatusDefunct
Website mcsarajevo.ba/muzej-heroja
Statistics
First induction14 April 1994
Last induction1998 (Izet Nanić)
Total inductees9
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower) Order of the Golden Lily


The Order of the Hero of the Liberation War (Bosnian : Orden heroja oslobodilačkog rata) was the highest military decoration of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War. Nine members of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina were awarded the honor posthumously. Under the same conditions, the Order could have been received by military units and institutions.

Contents

The medal is made of metal: silver Ag 999/1000, gold-plated with Au 24kt, and has 45 sapphires. The dimensions of the order are approx. 100×60mm. [1]

Order

Based on amendment LI, point 5, paragraph 3, to the Constitution of the Republic of BiH and Article 4 of the Decree with legal force on decorations of the Republic of BiH (Official Gazette of the Republic of BiH, No. 9/94), this order was awarded:

"For the heroic contribution to the war of liberation, exceptional heroism and self-sacrifice manifested in combat actions, and at the same time achieved exceptional results that served as an example, incentive and additional motive for the comrades and citizens for further successful opposition to the aggressor in RBiH." [2]

Recipients

By decree of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994, the Order of Hero of the Liberation War was awarded to: Safet Hadžić, Mehdin Hodžić, Hajrudin Mešić, Adil Bešić, Safet Zajko, Midhad Hujdur, Enver Šehović and Nesib Malkić, while Izet Nanić was awarded the same order in 1998. [2]

All recipients of this award were awarded posthumously. They were also awarded the Order of the Golden Lily.

In media

The song "Devet heroja" ("Nine heroes") written by Dževad Ibrahimović and interpreted by Mustafa Isaković is dedicated to nine Bosnian army heroes of the Liberation War. [3]

Reference

  1. ↑ "Sofic Suvenir Katalog - Orden slobode (slika 10.)" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "Projekat "Heroji oslobodilačkog rata"". Heroji.ba. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Promovisana muzička kompozicija "Devet heroja" posvećena borcima Armije Republike BiH". www.klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2024-04-29.

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