Dmitry Rodin
Dmitry Ivanovich Rodin | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Дмитрий Ильич Родин |
| Born | 21 July 1912 |
| Died | 6 June 1992 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Service years | 1935–1938; 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Junior lieutenant |
| Unit | 57th Guards Rifle Division |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Dmitry Ivanovich Rodin (Russian: Дмитрий Ильич Родин; 21 July 1912 – 6 June 1992) was a Red Army junior lieutenant and Hero of the Soviet Union. Rodin was awarded the title for his leadership of a platoon during the Lublin–Brest Offensive, during which he was seriously wounded for the sixth time. As a result of this, Rodin spent the rest of the war in the hospital and was discharged in April 1945. Postwar, he worked as an engineer in the Ministry of Railways design and research institute.