Richard Tesařík

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Richard Tesařík
Born3 December 1915
Prague
Died27 March 1967 (aged 51)
Ústí nad Labem
RankMajor-General
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsHero 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.[citation needed]

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.[1][2]

Awards

Soviet state awards

Czechoslovak State Awards

  • five Military Crosses[2]
  • Order of the White Lion "For Victory"[2]
  • Order of the Slovak National Uprising, I degree[2]
  • two Orders of the Red Banner of the Czechoslovak Republic[2]
  • medal "For Bravery in front of the enemy" (November 08, 1945)[2]
  • Medal of Merit of the first degree (1945)[2]
  • medal "For Service to the Motherland"[2]
  • medal "For Merits in the fight against fascism"[2]
  • Sokolov Memorial Medal (1948)[2]
  • Dukla Memorial Medal (1959)[2]

Awards from other countries

Memory

He died on March 27, 1967. He was buried at the city cemetery in the city of Příbram, Czech Republic.[2]

Busts have been installed in the city of Pribram and on the Alley of Heroes on the Dukla Pass:

  • Bust in Pribram (Czech Republic)
    Bust in Pribram (Czech Republic)
  • Bust on the Alley of Heroes on the Dukla Pass (Slovakia)
    Bust on the Alley of Heroes on the Dukla Pass (Slovakia)

References

  1. ^ Brož, Miroslav. "Gen. mjr. v. z. Richard Tesařík". Dukla 1944 (in Czech). Společnost Ludvíka Svobody. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Тесаржик Рихард". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  3. ^ "Тесаржик Рихард Ярославович :: Память народа". pamyat-naroda.ru. Retrieved 2024-09-10.


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