Alexey Rodin

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Alexey Grigoryevich Rodin
Native name
Алексей Григорьевич Родин
Born17 February 1902
Zuyevo village, Ostashkovsky District, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire
Died27 May 1955 (aged 53)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried
Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchRed Army
Years of service1920–1954
RankColonel general
Commands held
Battles/warsRussian Civil War

Winter War
World War II

AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Alexey Grigoryevich Rodin (Russian: Алексей Григорьевич Родин; 17 February 1902 – 27 May 1955) was a Soviet Army colonel general and Hero of the Soviet Union.

Born to a peasant family, Rodin was drafted into the

East Prussian Offensive
. Postwar, he became head of the Directorate of Combat Training of the Armored and Mechanized Forces before retirement in 1954.

Early life

Rodin was born on 17 February 1902 in Zuyevo village in

9th Army. In December 1920, the battalion was reorganized into the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the 31st Rifle Division, where Rodin served as a senior clerk. The division took part in the suppression of partisan groups in the Kuban and Caucasus. In February 1921, Rodin became adjutant of the escort unit of the 9th Army's Revolutionary Military Council.[2]

Interwar

After the end of the fighting in August 1922, Rodin became a cadet at the Vladikavkaz Combat Arms Courses. In January 1923 he was enrolled in the Krasnodar Red Army Courses and the Moscow Artillery School in August. In September 1926, Rodin graduated from the Moscow Artillery School. He also joined the

45th Rifle Division and became an assistant battery commander. Subsequently, Rodin became chief of supply of the regiment and a battery commander. He commanded a battalion of the 45th Rifle Division motorized detachment from June 1931 before returning to the 45th Artillery Regiment in February 1932 to serve in the same role. In January 1933, he was sent to the Military Academy of Mechanization and Motorization.[2]

He received the rank of

3rd Tank Division. In December 1940, he transferred to command the 2nd Light Tank Brigade in the Leningrad Military District. In March 1941, he became deputy commander of the 24th Tank Division.[1][2]

World War II

The division fought in the

Lyuban Offensive Operation. From May, Rodin was the deputy commander of the 54th Army Armored and Mechanized Troops. On 3 May, he was promoted to major general. In June 1942, he became commander of the 26th Tank Corps. The corps fought in Operation Uranus and captured Kalach on 23 November. The corps became the 1st Guards Tank Corps and later received the honorific "Don" for its actions. On 7 February 1943, Rodin was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for his leadership of the corps.[1][2]

After the end of the Battle of Stalingrad in February, Rodin became commander of the

East Prussian Offensive.[1][2]

Postwar

After the end of the war, Rodin continued to serve in the army. From July 1945, he commanded the armored and mechanized forces of the

Baranovichi Military District, which was used to reform the Belorussian Military District. Placed at the disposal of the commander of the Armored and Mechanized Forces of the Soviet Ground Forces in December 1946, Rodin became the commander of the Carpathian Military District Armored and Mechanized Forces in March 1947. In February 1949, he became chief of combat training directorate of the armored and mechanized forces. In 1953, he graduated from higher academic courses at the Military Academy of the General Staff and became a senior professor there. Rodin retired in October 1954 and died on 27 May 1955. He was buried in Moscow at the Novodevichy Cemetery.[1][2]

Awards and honors

Hero of the Soviet Union (7 February 1943)
Order of Lenin, twice (7 February 1943, 30 April 1945)
Order of the Red Banner, twice (21 March 1940, 3 November 1944)
Order of Suvorov, 1st class (19 April 1945)
Order of Suvorov, 2nd class (7 February 1943)
Order of Kutuzov, 1st class (3 July 1944)
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (27 August 1943)
Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (1942)
Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (1942)
Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg" (1945)
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945)
Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" (1938)
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" (1948)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Alexey Rodin". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Родин Алексей Григорьевич" [Rodin Alexey Grigoryevich]. encyclopedia.mil.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  3. ISBN 0300078137
    .
  4. ISBN 9781909982154
    .
  5. ^ Order of the Patriotic War 1st class citation, available online at pamyatnaroda.mil.ru
  6. ^ Order of Suvorov 2nd class award list, available online at pamyatnaroda.mil.ru
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