Field marshal (Serbia and Yugoslavia)

Field marshal (Serbian: Бојни Војвода)
Army service uniform shoulder strap with the rank of Field marshal.
Country	Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Abbreviation	FM
Rank	Five-star
NATO rank	OF-10
Non-NATO rank	O-11
Formation	January 12, 1900
Abolished	April 24, 1946
Next lower rank	Army general

Field Marshal (Serbian: Бојни Војвода or etymologically; Battle Warlord) was the highest rank in the army of the Kingdom of Serbia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1901 until end of Second World War in 1945.

It was created with the passing of the Law on the Organization of the Army of the Kingdom of Serbia in 1901. Law was passed on the suggestion of Lieutenant colonel (later Divisional General) Miloš Vasić who was Minister of the Defense at the time. The rank was awarded only during the war for Particular military contributions of top generals.

In the Balkan Wars and World War I this title was used to designate the highest military rank in Serbian Army. The first Field Marshal was promoted by the Great military decree of the Kingdom of Serbia on October 20, 1912. Only four people ever officially held that military rank: Radomir Putnik (got it in 1912), Stepa Stepanović (middle 1914), Živojin Mišić (late 1914) and Petar Bojović (1918). Before this rank was introduced, the highest rank in the Kingdom of Serbia was Army General. After Second World War, newly formed Yugoslav People's Army stopped using Royal ranking system, so this rank ceased to exist.

The rank insignia of a field marshal was epolete consisted of braids and in the middle was added two-headed white eagle, the national emblem of the Kingdom of Serbia. In 1923 the design of epaulets remained the same with one amendment, the national emblem of the Kingdom of Serbia was replaced by replaced by the state coat of arms of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.