Adolf Strauss (general)

Adolf Strauß
Adolf Strauß (right)
Born	(1879-09-06)6 September 1879 Schermcke, Kreis Wanzleben, Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, German Empire
Died	20 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 service	1898–1945
Rank	Generaloberst
Commands held	9th Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight'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.