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| Native name | Георгий Семёнович Родин |
| Born | 19 November 1897 Bolotovo village, Orlovsky Uyezd, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 6 January 1976 (aged 78) Oryol, Soviet Union |
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| Rank | Lieutenant general |
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Georgy Semyonovich Rodin (Russian: Георгий Семёнович Родин; 19 November 1897 – 6 January 1976) was a Red Army lieutenant general. Rodin fought in World War I as a non-commissioned officer of the Imperial Russian Army. He joined the Red Army in 1918 and became an officer, fighting in the Russian Civil War. In 1938, he was transferred to the reserve but returned to active duty in 1939 and led a tank battalion in the Soviet invasion of Poland. Rodin led a tank regiment in the Winter War and became commander of a brigade in December 1940. The brigade became the 47th Tank Division in March 1941.
After Operation Barbarossa, the division retreated across Ukraine. Rodin was seriously wounded in the battle for Poltava. In March 1942, Rodin took command of a tank brigade and in June became commander of the 28th Tank Corps, which he led during the Battle of Stalingrad. He became commander of Southwestern Front tank troops in October and was given command of the 30th Tank Corps. During the summer, the corps fought in Operation Kutuzov and became the 10th Guards Tank Corps for its actions. During the February 1944 Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive, Rodin reportedly sent an incorrect message about the capture of Volochysk to army headquarters. For this he was relieved of command and sent to command a training tank brigade in the rear. Rodin retired in 1946 and died in 1976 in Oryol.