Awards and Decorations
- Main article: Awards and decorations of Josip Broz Tito
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.
The decorations were seldom displayed, however. After the Tito–Stalin split of 1948 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. 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.
Here follows a short list including some of the more notable awards and decorations of Josip Broz Tito.
| Award or decoration | Country | Date | Place | Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order of the Southern Cross | Brazil | 19 September 1963 | Brasília | Highest decoration of Brazil. | ||
| Order of Leopold (Belgium) | Belgium | 6 October 1970 | Brussels | One of the three Belgian national honorary knight orders. Highest Order of Belgium. | ||
| Order of the White Lion |
Czechoslovakia | 22 March 1946 26 September 1964 |
Prague Brijuni |
The highest order of Czechoslovakia. | ||
| Order of the Elephant | Denmark | 29 October 1974 | Copenhagen | Highest order of Denmark. | ||
| Legion of Honour | France | 7 May 1956 | Paris | Highest decoration of France, awarded "for extraordinary contributions in the struggle for peace". | ||
| National Order of Merit | France | 6 December 1976 | Belgrade | Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of the French Republic. | ||
| Federal Cross of Merit | West Germany | 24 June 1974 | Bonn | Highest possible class of the only general state decoration of West Germany (and modern Germany). | ||
| Order of the Redeemer | Greece | 2 June 1954 | Athens | Highest royal decoration of Greece. | ||
| Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | Italy | 2 October 1969 | Belgrade | Highest honour of Italy, foremost Italian order of knighthood, awarded to Josip Broz Tito in Belgrade. | ||
| Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum | Japan | 8 April 1968 | Tokyo | Highest Japanese decoration for living persons. | ||
| Order of the Aztec Eagle | Mexico | 30 March 1963 | Belgrade | Highest decoration awarded to foreigners in Mexico. | ||
| Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 20 October 1970 | Amsterdam | Order of the Netherlands founded by the first King of the Netherlands, William I. | ||
| Grand Cross with Collar of St. Olav | Norway | 13 May 1965 | Oslo | Highest Norwegian order of chivalry. | ||
| Order Virtuti Militari | Poland | 16 March 1946 | Warsaw | Poland's highest military decoration, for courage in the face of the enemy. | ||
| Order of Polonia Restituta |
Poland | 25 June 1964 4 May 1973 |
Warsaw Brdo Castle |
One of Poland's highest orders. | ||
| Order of Saint James of the Sword | Portugal | 23 October 1975 | Belgrade | Portuguese order of chivalry, founded in 1171. | ||
| Order of Lenin | Soviet Union | 5 June 1972 | Moscow | Highest National Order of the Soviet Union (highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union). | ||
| Order of Victory | Soviet Union | 9 September 1945 | Belgrade | Highest military decoration of the Soviet Union, one of only 5 foreigners to receive it. | ||
| Royal Order of the Seraphim | Sweden | 29 February 1959 | Stockholm | Swedish Royal order of chivalry, established by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748. | ||
| Most Honourable Order of the Bath | United Kingdom | 17 October 1972 | Belgrade | British order of chivalry, awarded in Belgrade by Queen Elizabeth II. | ||
| Order of Yugoslav Great Star | Yugoslavia | 1 February 1954 | Belgrade | Highest Yugoslav national order of merit. | ||
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