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Mikhail Koshkin (1898-1940) was a Soviet engineer, combat engineer, and military personnel. Born on December 3, 1898, in Yaroslavl Oblast, he later pursued his education at Sverdlov Communist University. Koshkin held the nationality of the USSR and was mostly based in the USSR during his life.
He is widely recognized as the founder of the T-34 tank, a crucial development in Soviet military technology. Throughout his career, Koshkin received several prestigious awards for his work, including the Order of the Red Star, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labor, and the Stalin Prize.
Mikhail Koshkin passed away in September 1940 in Ukraine. His contributions to engineering and the USSR's military endeavors have left a lasting impact in the history of military technology.