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Adolf Strauss

1879 - 1973

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adolf Strauss is the 518th most popular military personnel (down from 483rd in 2019), the 1,290th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,198th in 2019) and the 96th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Adolf Strauss ranks 518 out of 2,058. Before him are Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Uqba ibn Nafi, John of Austria the Younger, Mitsuo Fuchida, Alfred von Waldersee, and Peroz III. After him are Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, He Jin, Gao Shun, Theodor Busse, Oenomaus, and Giorgio Basta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Adolf Strauss ranks 47. Before him are Fritz Haarmann, Bedřich Hrozný, Friedrich Adler, Sarojini Naidu, Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, and Boris Savinkov. After him are Franz Reichelt, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Joe Hill, Frederick Griffith, and Joseph Avenol. Among people deceased in 1973, Adolf Strauss ranks 59. Before him are Otto Klemperer, P. Ramlee, Lex Barker, Edward G. Robinson, Leo Strauss, and Katina Paxinou. After him are Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Robert Ryan, Milunka Savić, Karl Löwith, José Villalonga, and Robert Siodmak.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Adolf Strauss ranks 1,290 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans Aumeier (1906), Klaus Schulze (1947), Claudia Schiffer (1970), Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690), Alfred von Waldersee (1832), and Luz Long (1913). After him are Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1721), Ludwig Prandtl (1875), Werner Haase (1900), August Landmesser (1910), Niklot (1100), and Siegfried Kracauer (1889).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Adolf Strauss ranks 96. Before him are Josef Harpe (1887), Herbert Gille (1897), Karl von Bülow (1846), Christian Wirth (1885), Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594), and Alfred von Waldersee (1832). After him are Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1721), Theodor Busse (1897), Otto Kumm (1909), Viktor Lutze (1890), Adolf Heusinger (1897), and Max Hoffmann (1869).

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