▁T ank ▁Army . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁promotion ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁general ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February . ▁During ▁February ▁and ▁March , ▁the ▁army ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁un success ful ▁off ensive ▁to ▁capture ▁Se v sk ▁and ▁Sm ol ensk . ▁In ▁July , ▁the ▁army ▁fought ▁in ▁Operation ▁K ut uz ov . ▁The ▁army ▁then ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Ch ern ig ov - P ri py at ▁Off ensive ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁D nie per ▁during ▁August ▁and ▁September . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁August ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁progress ▁and ▁heavy ▁losses ▁Rod in ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁T ank ▁Amy ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Sem en ▁Bog dan ov . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁War ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁September , ▁Rod in ▁became ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁arm ored ▁and ▁mechan ized ▁forces ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Front . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁Operation ▁Su vor ov . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁became ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Bel or uss ian ▁Front . ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁he ▁fought ▁in ▁Operation ▁B agr ation . ▁Rod in ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁K ut uz ov ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁colon el