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Sigmund Jähn
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East German cosmonaut (1937–2019)
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Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn was a German astronaut, fighter pilot, and aircraft pilot who also worked as a printer. Born in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz in 1937, he held citizenship in the German Democratic Republic and Germany. His military career included the ranks of colonel and major general within the Kasernierte Volkspolizei and the National People's Army. He was educated at the Gagarin Air Force Academy, where he earned a diploma and a doctorate.
Jähn spent 11329 units of time in space and was a member of the Leibniz Society of Sciences. He received the Gold medal with hero rank of GDR, the Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin, and the Order of Karl Marx. He was a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and spoke German, Russian, and the Vogtländisch dialect. He resided in Strausberg, where he died in 2019.
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Key facts
- Born
- Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn , ( 1937-02-13 ) 13 February 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz , Saxony , Third Reich
- Died
- 21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) (aged 82), Strausberg , Brandenburg , Germany
- Occupation
- Pilot
- Awards
- Hero of the German Democratic Republic Hero of the Soviet Union Fliegerkosmonaut der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
- 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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Family name
- Jähn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz
- Place of death
- Strausberg
- Occupation
- airman
- Employer
- European Space Agency
- Political party
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- Vogtländisch dialect
- Award
- Order of Lenin
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- space exploration
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Sigmund Jahn cropped.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Strausberg
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- Commons category
- Sigmund Jähn
- date of birth
- 1937-02-13
- member of
- Leibniz Society of Sciences
- name in native language
- Sigmund Jähn
- birth name
- Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn
- time in space
- 11329
- date of death
- 2019-09-21
- member of the crew of
- Salyut 6
- P450
- Salyut 6
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Encyclopedic overview
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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