Ferdinand von Quast

Ferdinand von Quast
Born(1850-10-18)18 October 1850
Radensleben
Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
Died27 March 1939(1939-03-27) (aged 88)
Potsdam
Brandenburg, Nazi Germany
Allegiance Prussia
 German Empire
Service / branchPrussian Army
Years of service1870–1919
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Commands2nd Regiment of Guards Grenadiers
39th Infantry Brigade
3rd Guards Infantry Brigade
2nd Guards Infantry Brigade
36th Infantry Division
6th Infantry Division
IX Corps
Guards Corps
6th Army
A.O.K. North
Battles / warsFranco-Prussian War
World War I
AwardsOrder of the Red Eagle
Pour le Merite with Oak Leaves

Alexander Ferdinand Ludolf von Quast (18 October 1850 – 27 March 1939) was a Prussian military officer, participant in the Franco-Prussian War and a general in the First World War. He commanded the German 6th Army during the Battle of the Lys of the Spring Offensive in 1918.