Photo of Hero of the Soviet Union N.F. Tesakov

The original wartime photograph is in very good collector's condition. The size is 63*92 mm. There are traces of pasting into the album on the back. Guarantee of authenticity.

Nikolai Fedorovich Tesakov (12/16/1918—11/05/1943) was a Soviet serviceman, a participant in the Great Patriotic War, a pilot of the 749th long—range Aviation Regiment of the 24th Long-range Aviation Division, and later the 9th Guards Aviation Regiment, the 7th Guards Aviation Division, and the 3rd Guards Long-range Aviation Corps., Guard lieutenant. Hero of the Soviet Union.

In the Red Army since 1939. He graduated from the Kirovabad Military Aviation School of Pilots in July 1940. In the battles of the Great Patriotic War since June 1941. By January 1943, the pilot of the 749th Aviation Regiment, Junior Lieutenant Nikolai Tesakov, had made one hundred and forty successful sorties to bomb military installations and enemy troops, causing significant damage to the enemy. By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR "On awarding the title Hero of the Soviet Union to the commanding staff of the Red Army Long-range Aviation" dated March 25, 1943, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal for "exemplary performance of command combat missions and bravery and heroism". The commander of a long-range aviation flight led by a crew with navigator A. K. Algazin, radio gunner V. I. Shuletsky and radio gunner A. N. Kachan did not return from a combat mission on November 5, 1943 and is missing. During his time at the front, Nikolai Tesakov flew more than two hundred successful sorties (193 of them at night) to bomb enemy targets in his deep rear. He was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Banner, the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, medals "For Courage", "For the Defense of Stalingrad", "Gold Star". The Hero's name is carved on the monument to the Heroes of the Soviet Union in the hero city of Tula. In the city of Kireevsk, Tula region, one of the streets is named after him.