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Sigmund Jähn
1937 – 2019
About this person
East German cosmonaut (1937–2019)
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 13, 1937
Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz
Date of death
September 21, 2019
Citizenship
German Democratic Republic · Germany
Occupations & fields
astronautfighter pilotprinteraircraft pilotairman
Awards & honours
honorary citizen of BerlinMeritorious Military Pilot of the German Democratic RepublicGold medal with hero rank of GDRHero of the Soviet UnionPilot-Cosmonaut of the German Democratic RepublicGolden Hen
- Field and occupation
- prvý Nemec vo vesmíre
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