Sigmund Jähn

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut, 1st German in space (1937–2019)

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Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn was a German pilot, cosmonaut, and Generalmajor 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.

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