Adolf Strauss (general)

Adolf Strauß
Born(1879-09-06)6 September 1879
Schermcke, Kreis Wanzleben, Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, German Empire
Died20 March 1973(1973-03-20) (aged 93)
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branch German Army
Years of service1898–45
Rank Generaloberst
Commands9th Army
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Adolf Kurt Ernst Strauß (6 September 1879 – 20 March 1973) was a German officer who served in the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr, and later as a general in the Heer of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II.

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.[1] He died on 20 March 1973 in Lübeck.

As with all German armies on the Eastern Front, Strauß's 9th Army implemented the criminal Commissar Order.[2]

Adolf Strauß is mentioned by author Sven Hassel in his work of fiction Wheels of Terror.

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References

Citations

  1. ^ Ian Kershaw Hitler 1936–1945: Nemesis 2001 0141925817 "Within the following three weeks Generals Helmuth Förster, Hans Graf von Sponeck, Erich Hoepner, and Adolf Strauß were sacked, FieldMarshal von Leeb was relieved of his command of Army Group North, and FieldMarshal von Reichenau died ...
  2. ^ Stahel 2015, p. 28.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 414.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 – The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Mitcham, SW (2010) : Men of Barbarossa ISBN 978-1-935149-15-6
  • Stahel, David (2015). The Battle for Moscow. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-08760-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
none
 Commander of 22. Infanterie-Division
15 October 1935 – 10 November 1938 		Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Hans Graf von Sponeck
Preceded by
none
 Commander of II. Armeekorps
September 1939 – 30 April 1940 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
Preceded by Commander of 9. Armee
30 May 1940 – 14 January 1942 		Succeeded by