Unit Name: | 1st Air Defense Force Corps (1955-57) |
Type: | Air Defense Troops |
Dates: | 1955.7-1957.7 (inactive) |
Country: | |
Command Structure: | People's Liberation Army Air Defense Force |
Garrison: | Fuzhou, Fujian |
1st Air Defense Corps was activated on July 12, 1955, from Headquarters, 12th Public Security Division in Fuzhou, Fujian province. The corps was mainly tasked with the defense of major cities and facilities in the Fujian province when Republic of China Air Force had taken control of the air superiority.
In August 1958, along with the formal activation of People's Liberation Army Air Defense Force, the corps was redesignated as 1st Air Defense Force Corps.
The corps was a part of People's Liberation Army Air Defense Force, then a major branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The corps was composed of:
From July 1, 1956, 107th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division attached to the corps.
In July 1957, during the combination of the People's Liberation Army Air Force and the People's Liberation Army Air Defense Force, the corps was redesignated as 1st Air Force Corps.[2]