▁general . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Rod in ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Pr uss ian ▁Off ensive . ▁ ▁Post war ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Rod in ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁army . ▁Until ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁arm ored ▁and ▁mechan ized ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Bar an ov ichi ▁Military ▁District . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Rod in ▁became ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Car path ian ▁Military ▁District ▁Arm ored ▁and ▁Mechan ized ▁Forces . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁chief ▁of ▁combat ▁training ▁of ▁the ▁arm ored ▁and ▁mechan ized ▁forces . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁higher ▁academic ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁Military ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Staff ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁senior ▁lect urer ▁there . ▁Rod in ▁retired ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Moscow ▁at ▁the ▁Nov ode v ich y ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ost ash kov sky ▁District ▁Category : S ov iet ▁colon el ▁gener als ▁Category : H ero es ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : S ov iet ▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of