DDR East German Cosmonaut (sp) Insignia?

[Paul R]

Hi,

I was watching a version of the DDR National Anthem and noticed something odd... There was a photo at the 2min 25sec point, of an East German Astronaut with DARK blue or black Air Force style tabs and boards! Could there be DDR insignia specifically for space explorers? They are either black or Navy Blue in color, when compared to a medal he is wearing, which truly has a light blue ribbon!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnrkBDkHJwQ

Please let me know what you think!

Regards

Paul

[ehrentitle]

Paul, It's Sigmund J?hn who flew on Soyuz 31 and his Soviet counterpart. He was the only East German to go into space. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_J%C3%A4hn Kevin

Edited May 24, 2007 by ehrentitle

[Paul R]

Paul, It's Sigmund J?hn who flew on Soyuz 31 and his Soviet counterpart. He was the only East German to go into space. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_J%C3%A4hn Kevin

Great stuff!!! Thank you Kevin!

Did he have special insignia?

[ehrentitle]

Great stuff!!! Thank you Kevin!

Did he have special insignia?

I have a photo somewhere of him wearing the Soviet cosmonaut badge and DDR cosmonaut medal somewhere. Kevin

Edited May 24, 2007 by ehrentitle

[Paul R]

Is that the photo you mentioned?

What were your thoughts on his collar tabs and boards, as seen in the video?

[ehrentitle]

Is that the photo you mentioned?

What were your thoughts on his collar tabs and boards, as seen in the video?

I believe he was wearing the standard NVA Air Force "Gala" uniform. Which was a dress uniform for special occasions. Kevin

Edited May 24, 2007 by ehrentitle

[ehrentitle]

And here is a photo with dear old mom. But this time he is wearing the older standard NVA pilots badge.

[ehrentitle]

Here is a color photo of him wearing the Gala uniform while receiving Soviet medals from Leonid Breshnev.

[Grant Broadhurst]

Here he is with the special medal :

[ehrentitle]

Here he is with the special medal :

It's the Verdienter Militarflieger der DDR Medal. Which is something like Outstanding or Meritorious Military Flyer of the DDR. Kevin

[Gordon Craig]

Paul R.

The simple answer to your question is no. There were no special boards for DDR Cosmonauts.

Cheers,

Gordon

[Paul R]

Thanks Kevin and Gordon!!

I have learned a lot from this thread!

I am surprised that he did not receive the Soviet Hero Title. I was not able to find his total listing of his medals. I bet that he had an impressive array!

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks Kevin and Gordon!!

I have learned a lot from this thread!

I am surprised that he did not receive the Soviet Hero Title. I was not able to find his total listing of his medals. I bet that he had an impressive array!

He did get the Soviet Hero Star and the usual accompanying Lenin. This is what he is getting from Brezhnev and he wears that star in the photo with mom.

All brotherly cosmonauts got that pair.

Edited May 24, 2007 by Ed_Haynes

[Paul R]

I am such an idiot!! I cannot believe that I missed that photo Thank Ed!

[Gordon Craig]

Paul R.

I did a lengthy post on Jahn on the DDR Forum of WAF. I went there ealier today and tried to find the thread so I could post the URL but I couldn't find it.

Cheers,

Gordon

[ehrentitle]

Some of the WAF DDR Forum posts relating to Jahn:

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ead.php?t=99497

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ead.php?t=74084

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ead.php?t=88961

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ad.php?t=126031

Kevin

Edited May 24, 2007 by ehrentitle

[Bryan]

I have 3 different patches from the Soyuz 31 mission in my collection. Due to lack of scholarships at the end of studies, I'm selling few things from my collection including one patch of the Soyuz 31 mission that is on eBay right now.

Shameless plug for my auction.

Item number: 120125070142

http://cgi.ebay.com/East-German-Cosmonaut-...1QQcmdZViewItem

[Christophe]

In berlin, I have found this book : "Gemeinsam auf der Erde und im All" (Together off Earth and in Universe).

This book, published in 1979 by the Militarverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik (Berlin), prefaced by the Armeegeneral Hoffmann, is the pictured story of Soyouz 31 with Sigmund Jaehn and Valery Bykowski (Soviet).

Ch.

[Christophe]

Sigmund Jaehn - 1

Ch.

Edited April 3, 2010 by Christophe

[Christophe]

Sigmund Jaehn - 2

Ch.

[Christophe]

Sigmund Jaehn - 3

Ch.

[Christophe]

There are many other pics in the book, but some similar have been posted, and they all show the same combination of awards, dated September 1978, when Sigmund Jaehn and Valery Bykowski landed back on earth.

Ch.

[Grenzflieger]

Hello,

Kevin posted this picture. It's interesting to see Genosse Jähn wearing a qualispange on his Gesellschaftsjacke (Gala Jacket). I have never seen it before... Was it permitted just for this famous Cosmonaut?

Grüssle

Edited April 21, 2010 by Grenzflieger