Marshal of Yugoslavia

Marshal of Yugoslavia Maršal Jugoslavije
Shoulder boards of the rank of Marshal of Yugoslavia.
Country	Yugoslavia
Service branch	Yugoslav People's Army
NATO rank	OF-11
Formation	November 29, 1943
Abolished	May 4, 1980
Next lower rank	General

AVNOJ decision on promoting Tito to the rank of Marshal of Yugoslavia

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

History of the rank

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 at Jajce on November 29, 1943, and held it until his death on May 4, 1980.^[1]

Adjutants to the Marshal of Yugoslavia

• Boško Čolić (1943–1949)
• Milan Žeželj (1949–1961)
• Luka Božović (1961–1966)
• Anđelko Valter (1966–1971)
• Marko Rapo (1971–1976)
• Đuka Balenović (1976–1977)
• Tihomir Vilović (1977–1979)
• Zvonimir Kostić (1979–1980)

Gallery

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  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.
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  The first Marshal uniform from the National Liberation War.
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  Marshal uniform of the Navy.

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