__NOTOC__ Adolf Strauß (6 September 1879 – 20 March 1973) was a German officer who served in the

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, the Reichswehr, and later as a general in the

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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

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. 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

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. 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 The Commissar Order (german: Kommissarbefehl) was an order issued by the German High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, OKW) on 6 June 1941 before Operation Barbarossa. Its official name was Guidelines for the Treatment of Political Commissars ...

. Adolf Strauß is mentioned by author

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in his work of fiction ''Wheels of Terror''.

Decorations

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on 27 October 1939 as ''General der Infanterie'' and commanding general of the II. ArmeekorpsFellgiebel 2000, p. 414.

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