Medalja za Hrabrost awarded to a Yugoslavian partisan
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
Archival History
The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia
Scope and Content
Yugoslav Medalja za Hrabrost (Medal for Bravery) ribbon bar, awarded to a Yugoslav partisan fighter. The medal was instituted on August 15, 1943, and awarded to both partisans and civilians in peace and wartime for acts of bravery. The face features an image of a uniformed partisan soldier. On April 6, 1941, Germany and its allies, Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. Many Jews and ethnic minorities were persecuted and targeted by the authorities with many sent to camps or killed. In the face of this brutality, local populations formed resistance groups to combat the occupying forces. The largest was the Partisans, led by Josip ‘Tito’ Broz. The Partisan’s goal was to establish a socialist nation. More than 4,500 Jews served in the partisan resistance movement and approximately 1,300 died in combat.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Circular, shiny, gold-colored medal with an attached ribbon. On the front is a relief image of a soldier shown from the shoulder up, with his head turned to the left and holding the barrel of a rifle in his right hand. He wears a collared uniform and a garrison cap. The back has a centered 5-pointed star with two laurel branches around the lower perimeter and text around the top perimeter. The medal has a raised lip. A circular suspension extends from the top, and connects with the suspension ring on the bottom of the ribbon. The grosgrain ribbon is blue with four, evenly spaced white, stripes and folded around a 5-sided kolodka plate.
Subjects
- Yugoslavia.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance.
- Holocaust survivors--Yugoslavia--Biography.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Yugoslavia.
- World War, 1939-1945--Occupied territories.
- Medals--Yugoslavia.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Jewish resistance.
Genre
- Military Insignia
- Object
- Military decorations.