▁( l ater ▁ 3 rd ▁Bel or uss ian ▁Front ) ▁Arm ored ▁and ▁Mechan ized ▁Forces , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁Operation ▁Su vor ov , ▁Operation ▁B agr ation ▁and ▁the ▁East ▁Pr uss ian ▁Off ensive . ▁Post war , ▁he ▁became ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Com bat ▁Training ▁of ▁the ▁Arm ored ▁and ▁Mechan ized ▁Forces ▁before ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Rod in ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁in ▁Zu ye vo ▁village ▁in ▁T ver ▁Governor ate ▁to ▁a ▁pe asant ▁family . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁Red ▁Army . ▁Rod in ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁on ▁the ▁Southern ▁Front ▁in ▁the ▁Kub an ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁C au cas us . ▁He ▁served ▁with ▁a ▁separate ▁caval ry ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Army . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 1 st ▁R if le ▁Division , ▁where ▁Rod in ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁cl erk . ▁The ▁division ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁part isan ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁Kub an ▁and ▁C au cas us . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Rod in ▁became ▁adj ut ant ▁of ▁the ▁esc ort ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Army '