Adolf Strauss (general)

{{Short description|German Wehrmacht general (1879–1973)}}

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{{Infobox military person

| name = Adolf Strauß

| birth_date = {{birth date|1879|9|6|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|3|20|1879|9|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Schermcke, Kreis Wanzleben, Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, German Empire

| death_place = Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1985-037-34A, Russland, Generaloberst Adolf Strauß (cropped).jpg

| caption =

| nickname =

| allegiance = {{flag|German Empire}}
{{flag|Weimar Republic}}
{{flag|Nazi Germany}}

| branch = {{army|Nazi Germany}}

| serviceyears = 1898–1945

| rank = 40px Generaloberst

| commands = 9th Army

| unit =

| battles = {{tree list}}

• World War I

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• World War II
• Invasion of Poland
• Operation Barbarossa
• Battle of Moscow

{{tree list/end}}

| awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

| laterwork =

}}

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.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 ... 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.{{sfn|Stahel|2015|p=28}}

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