Marshal of Yugoslavia

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Marshal of Yugoslavia Maršal Jugoslavije
Shoulder boards of the rank of Marshal of Yugoslavia for all three branches of the Yugoslav People's Army: Ground Forces, Air Force and the Navy.
Country	Yugoslavia
Service branch	Yugoslav People's Army
Rank	Six-star rank, Five-star rank (since 1974)
NATO rank code	OF-11, OF-10 (since 1974)
Non-NATO rank	O-12, O-11 (before 1974)
Formation	29 November 1943
Abolished	4 May 1980
Next higher rank	None
Next lower rank	General

Marshal of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Maršal Jugoslavije / Маршал Југославије; Slovene: Maršal Jugoslavije; Macedonian: Маршал на Југославија, romanized: Maršal na Jugoslavija) was the highest rank of the Yugoslav People's Army (equivalent to field marshal), and, simultaneously, a Yugoslav honorific title.

History of the rank[]

AVNOJ decision on promoting Tito to the rank of Marshal of Yugoslavia, signed by Ivan Ribar and Rodoljub Čolaković

The only person to ever hold the rank of "Marshal of Yugoslavia" was Josip Broz Tito, with the term "Marshal" becoming synonymous with his name in Yugoslavia. He received it at the second session of AVNOJ in the Bosnian town of Jajce on 29 November 1943, and held it until his death on 4 May 1980.^[1] Understanding the propaganda effects uniforms had on the general population, Tito had more than 70 different marshal uniforms.^[2][3]

Personnel assigned to the Marshal of Yugoslavia[]

Adjutants[]

No.	Portrait	Name	Tenure
Personal escorts
1		[sr]	1941
2			1941–1943
Adjutants
1		Major	1943–1945
2		Colonel general  [sr]	1945–1962
3		Major general	1962–1966
4		Lt. Col. General  [sl]	1966–1971
5		Major general	1971–1973
6		Lt. Col. General  [sl]	1973–1977
7		Vice admiral  [hr]	1977–1979
8		Counter admiral	1979

Chiefs of the Cabinet[]

No.	Portrait	Name	Tenure
1		Colonel general  [sr]	1948–1967
2		Colonel general  [hr]	1967–1979
3		Counter admiral	1979–1980

Gallery[]

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  Shoulder boards of the rank of Marshal of Yugoslavia for the Ground Forces, used 1947–1951.

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  Shoulder boards of the rank of Marshal of Yugoslavia for the Navy, used 1947–1951.

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  Sleeve insignia of the rank of Marshal of Yugoslavia for the Ground Forces, used 1943–1947.

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  Sleeve insignia of the rank of Marshal of Yugoslavia for the Air Force, used 1943–1947.

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  The first Marshal uniform from the National Liberation War.

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  Marshal uniform of the Ground Forces.

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  Marshal uniform of the Air Force.

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  Marshal uniform of the Navy.

See also[]

• Tito Escort Battalion
• Relay of Youth
• Tito's Blue Train

References[]

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