Richard Tesařík

Richard Tesařík
Born	3 December 1915 Prague
Died	27 March 1967 (aged 51) Ústí nad Labem
Rank	Major-General
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Czechoslovak War Cross

Richard Tesařík (3 December 1915 – 27 March 1967) was a Czechoslovak officer (Major General in 1956) and World War II hero.

Career

Tesařík first emigrated to Poland after the occupation of Czechoslovakia and then, at the outbreak of World War II, fled to the USSR.

He became commander of an infantry platoon in the Battle of Sokolovo (1943) and later a commander of a tank battalion, during which time he fought in the Battle of Kiev (1943), Battle of Dukla Pass (1944) and in the Ostrava Offensive (1945). He also became a Hero of the Soviet Union.