All three brigades, which were part of the division when it was formed, were declared proletarian and decorated with the Order of the People's Hero - the 3rd Lika Brigade was decorated on 25 May 1974, to mark the thirtieth anniversary of victory in Operation Rösselsprung, and the 1st and the 2nd Lika brigade were decorated on 21 July 1977, on the occasion of marking the thirty-fifth anniversary of the formation of the divisions.These three brigades were also awarded the Order of National Liberation, the Order of the Partisan Star with a Golden Wreath, and the Order of Brotherhood and Unity with a Golden Wreath, while the 22nd Serbian Kosmaj Brigade and the Artillery Brigade were awarded the Order of Merit for the People with a gold star.