Richard Tesařík

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Richard Tesařík (3 December 1915 – 27 March 1967) was a Czech military commander and World War II hero. He attained the rank of Major-General.

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

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Death and legacy He died on 27 March 1967. He was buried at the cemetery in the town of Příbram, Czech Republic. Busts have been installed in Příbram and on the Alley of Heroes on the Dukla Pass: