Mikhail Koshkin
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About
Russian engineer who designed what became the famed T-34 tank.
Before Fame
He started out as a candy maker before studying engineering.
Trivia
His T-34 models were arguably the best tanks of WWII after the Tiger tank.
Family Life
His father died in a timber cutting accident when Mikhail was seven.
Associated With
In WWII his T-34s battled German Tiger tanks designed by Ferdinand Porsche, who later started his eponymous car line.
