Nikolay Ivanovich Rodin

Nikolay Ivanovich Rodin
Nikolay Ivanovich Rodin
Native name	Николай Иванович Родин
Born	23 April 1923; Orlovka village, Yeletsky Uyezd, Oryol Governorate, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died	31 October 2002; St. Petersburg, Russia
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch	Soviet Air Force
Years of service	1940–1978
Rank	Colonel
Unit	525th Attack Aviation Regiment, 227th Assault Aviation Division
Battles / wars	World War II Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive; Battle of Dukla Pass; Prague Offensive; ;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner (2x); Order of Alexander Nevsky; Order of the Patriotic War,; 1st class (2x); Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class; Order of the Red Star (2x); Medal for Battle Merit;

Nikolay Ivanovich Rodin (Russian: Николай Иванович Родин; 23 April 1923 – 31 October 2002) was a Soviet Air Force colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union. Rodin was awarded the title for reportedly making 110 attack sorties in World War II between November 1943 and April 1945. Postwar, he continued to serve in the Soviet Air Force before a 1978 retirement. Rodin lived in Leningrad/St. Petersburg and died in 2002.