Mikhail Koshkin

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.