["< sod > on 15 march 1898, strauss joined with the [ [ （ imperial german army ] ]. after serving various roles each throughout [ [ world war i ] ], corporal strauss was initially retained in the { { lang | de | [ [ reichswehr ] ] } }. on 1 december 1934 he was promoted to'' [ [ generalmajor ] ]''. < eod > < sod > on 15 march 1898, strauss formally joined the [ [ imperial german army ] ]. after continuous serving various roles throughout [ [ world war i ] ], strauss was retained in the { { lang | de | [ [ reichswehr ] ] } }. on 1 december 1934 he was promoted to'' [ [ generalmajor ] ]''. as commander designate of the ii army corps, strauss participated in the german [ [ invasion of poland ] ]. on 30 may 1940, he subsequently was appointed commander of the [ [ 9th army ( wehrmacht ) | 9th army ] ] corps in france. < eod >"]