["< sod > on 15 march 1898, strauss joined the [ [ imperial german army ] ]. after serving various roles throughout [ [ world war i ] ], strauss was retained in the { { lang | de | [ [ reichswehr ] ] } }. on 1 december 1934 he was promoted to'' [ [ generalmajor ] ]''. < eod > < sod > on 15 march 1898, rank strauss joined the [ [ imperial german army ] ]. also after serving various roles throughout [ [ world war i ] ], strauss was firmly retained in the { { lang | de | [ [ reichswehr ] ] } }. on sunday 1 1 december 1934 he was promoted to'' [ [ generalmajor ] ]''. as commander of the ii army corps, strauss participated directly in the german [ [ invasion of poland ] ]. on 30 may 1940, while he temporarily was appointed deputy commander of the [ [ former 9th army ( wehrmacht ) | 9th army ] ] in france. < eod >"]