Years of service 1898–1945 Commands held II Army Corps Service/branch German Army | Name Adolf Strauss Rank Generaloberst | |
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Born 6 September 1879
Schermcke ( 1879-09-06 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II Died March 20, 1973, Lubeck, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Similar People Hermann Hoth, Gunther von Kluge, Werner Kempf, Heinz Guderian, Wladyslaw Bortnowski | ||
Battles and wars World War I, World War II | ||
Ich weiss bestimmt, ich werd’ dich wiedersehen! (Adolf Strauss)
Adolf Strauß (6 September 1879 – 20 March 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. As with all German armies on the Eastern Front, Strauß's 9th Army implemented the criminal Commissar Order.
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As commander of the II Army Corps, Strauß participated in the German Invasion of Poland. On 30 May 1940, he was appointed commander of the 9th Army in France. Strauss participated in Operation Barbarossa with Army Group Centre. In January 1942 he was replaced in command of the 9th Army by Walter Model following the initial breakthrough of the Soviet forces during commencement of the Rzhev Battles. He died on 20 March 1973 in Lübeck.
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