Sigmund Jähn
Also known as Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn, Sigmund Jahn
East German cosmonaut (1937–2019)
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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.
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1937 births2019 deaths20th-century German explorersAir Forces of the National People's Army aviatorsAir Forces of the National People's Army officersBiography articles needing translation from German WikipediaForeign Heroes of the Soviet UnionGerman astronautsIMDb title ID different from WikidataMajor generals of the Air Forces of the National People's ArmyPeople from Strausberg