Richard Tesařík (3 December 1915 – 27 March 1967) was a Czechoslovak officer (Major General in 1956) and World War II hero. First commander of infantry platoon in the battle of Sokolovo (1943), later a commander of the tank battalion he fought in the Battle of Kiev (1943) in the battles of Dukla Pass (1944) and Ostrava operation (1945). He was also a Hero of the Soviet Union.