Adolf Strauss (general)
Adolf Strauß | |
|---|---|
 Adolf Strauß (right) | |
| Born | 6 September 1879 Schermcke, German Empire |
| Died | 20 March 1973 (aged 93) Lübeck, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1898–1945 |
| Rank |  Generaloberst |
| Commands | 9th Army |
| Battles / wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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.[1]
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.[2] He died on 20 March 1973 in Lübeck. Mentioned by Sven Hassel in Wheels of Terror
Decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 October 1939 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the II. Armeekorps[3]
References
Citations
- ^ Stahel 2015, p. 28.
- ^ 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 ...
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from June 2012
- 1879 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Oschersleben
- Colonel generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Bremen)
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- People from the Province of Saxony
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Major generals of the Reichswehr