Commemorative Medal of the Great Serbian Retreat

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Commemorative Medal of the Great Serbian Retreat
Споменица за верност oтаџбини 1915.
Retreat through Albania of 1915
Presented by Kingdom of Yugoslavia
EligibilityMilitary personnel
StatusDiscontinued
Established5 April 1920
First awarded1920
Total142,148[1]
Albanian Commemorative Medal ribbon

Commemorative Medal for Loyalty to the Fatherland 1915 (

Great Serbian Retreat of World War I.[2]

History and criteria

The Commemorative Medal for Loyalty to the Fatherland 1915 was instituted on 5 April 1920 by decree of Crown Prince-Regent

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes until 1929, then by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[3]

At the end of 1915,

Adriatic coast to Corfu and Greece.[4] During the journey across the mountains around 70,000 soldiers and 140,000 civilians froze, starved to death, died of disease or were killed by hostile Albanian tribes.[5][6] The reorganised Serbian Army continued fighting the rest of the war on the Macedonian front liberating their country alongside French troops in 1918.[7]

The Commemorative Medal was given on anniversaries and jubilees to all the participants of the event.[2]

Appearance

The medal was gilt and silvered bronze in appearance, 32.5 mm x 50 mm. the obverse side depicts the profile of the Supreme Commander of the Serbian Army, Prince-Regent Alexander I, surrounding it is the inscription TO MY COMRADES IN ARMS ALEKSANDAR (својим ратним друговима Александар).[2] On the reverse is the inscription FOR LOYALTY TO THE FATHERLAND 1915 (за верност отаџбини 1915).

The medal is worn on a light green bar with black stripes along the edge.[2]

The medal was struck by Arthus-Bertrand in Paris.

Notable recipients

See also

  • Great Retreat (Serbian)

Images

  • front of the medal
    front of the medal
  • reverse of the medal
    reverse of the medal
  • Document issued to Leon Lebl.
    Document issued to Leon Lebl.
  • Document issued to Momčilo Gavrić.
    Document issued to Momčilo Gavrić.
  • Document issued to Radivoj A. Marinkovic.
    Document issued to Radivoj A. Marinkovic.

References

  1. ^ "Sretenje vraća ordenje".
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-88740-579-2
    .
  3. ^ "Commemorative Medal for the Albanian Campaign". Royal Family of Serbia. Archived from the original on 16 November 1999.
  4. ISBN 978-1-4725-8005-4
    .
  5. ISBN 978-1-4408-0092-4
    .
  6. ISBN 978-0-253-00411-6
    .
  7. ISBN 978-1-77089-274-3
    .
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