Adolf Freiherr von Asch zu Asch auf Oberndorff was a Bavarian military officer.

Born in Munich on 30 October 1839, Asch joined the Bavarian Army as an unterleutnant in 1859.

In 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War, Asch was an oberleutnant; during the Franco-Prussian War, he was adjutant to General Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen.

In 1889 he was promoted to generalmajor, and four years later took command of the 2nd Royal Bavarian Division.

From 5 June 1893 through 4 April 1905, Asch was the Bavarian Minister of War and oversaw:[1] expansion of the Bavarian Army: organization and practical training of the Bavarian Army; establishment of the III Army Corps based in Nuremberg (1900), organization of the field artillery; establishment of the first Bavarian machine gun department; formation of the first detachments hunter on horsebackAsch retired from the military in 1905 at the rank of general of the infantry.