Vasily Mikhailovich Larin (Russian: Василий Михайлович Ларин; 20 June 1908 – 9 March 1957) was a Soviet Army general-mayor who held divisional command during World War II.

Larin was transferred to the United Belarusian Military School in March 1934, serving as commander of a platoon and company of cadets there.

Larin commanded the regiment until December, when he was summoned to the Frunze Military Academy to complete its correspondence and night school department.

In August he was appointed assistant chief of the Operations Department of the staff of the 11th Rifle Corps, stationed in the Baltic Special Military District.

From 22 to 25 July German troops managed to break through the Soviet defenses and reach Lake Chudskoye, surrounding the corps.

In November the division was transported by sea near Leningrad to the Ust-Tosno sector, where it took part in defensive fighting under the 55th Army until the end of the year.

[1] In late December Larin departed for the Ural Military District to take command of the new 128th Separate Rifle Brigade, which he formed in the region of Tyoplaya Gora.

After the end of the division's formation period on 6 July Larin was sent to the Voroshilov Higher Military Academy for an accelerated training course.

[2] For exemplary fulfillment of assigned objectives in the battles to take Pápa, Devecser, the division received the Order of the Red Banner on 26 April.