Order of the White Eagle with Swords () 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.https://www.vs.rs/sr_lat/o-vojsci/tradicija/odlikovanja-republike-srbije
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.
1st class 2nd class 3rd class
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
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