Czechoslovakian general
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:
References
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