Sigmund Jähn
Sigmund Jähn | |
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Sigmund Jähn, 1978 | |
| Born | Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn 13 February 1937 |
| Died | 21 September 2019 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | German (DDR) |
| Occupation | Pilot |
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| Space career | |
Interkosmos Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Generalmajor, Air Forces of the National People's Army |
Time in space | 7d 20h 49m |
| Selection | 1976 Intercosmos Group |
| Missions | Soyuz 31/Soyuz 29 |
Mission insignia | |
Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn (German: [jɛ:n]; 13 February 1937 – 21 September 2019) was a German pilot, cosmonaut, and Generalmajor (equivalent to a Brigadier General in Western armies) in the National People's Army of the GDR. He was the first German to fly into space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos program in 1978.
He was the very last living East German holder of the title Hero of the German Democratic Republic when he died in 2019.