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.

During the February 1944 Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive, Rodin reportedly sent an incorrect message about the capture of Volochysk to army headquarters.

In July 1916, he joined the Imperial Russian Army and was sent to the 32nd Reserve Regiment at Vladimir.

In November, he was sent to the Western Front and became a platoon commander of the 219th Kotelnichevsky Regiment in the 55th Infantry Division.

[1][2] In June 1918, Rodin was drafted into the Red Army and became a platoon commander at the Oryol Military Commissariat.

In February 1921, Rodin became a platoon commander of the 2nd Rifle Regiment of the 18th Kuban Army.

He fought on the Southern Front against the White Army led by Anton Denikin and Konstantin Mamontov, as well as against rebellions in Chechnya, Kabardia and Ingushetia.

In 1936, Rodin was awarded the Order of the Red Star for his unit's performance in training.

The corps fought in the attempt to break through to encircled 62nd Army units on the Don during late July.

[5] In late August, the corps was put in reserve in the Volga Military District.