Richard Tesařík
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Richard Tesařík | |
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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.[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]
References
- ^ Brož, Miroslav. "Gen. mjr. v. z. Richard Tesařík". Dukla 1944 (in Czech). Společnost Ludvíka Svobody. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Тесаржик Рихард". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
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