1st Air Defense Corps() was activated on July 12, 1955, from Headquarters, 12th Public Security Division in

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province. The corps was mainly tasked with the defense of major cities and facilities in Fujian province when

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had taken control of the air superiority. In August 1958, along with the formal activation of

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, the corps was redesignated as 1st Air Defense Force Corps(). The corps was a part of

, then a major branch of the

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. The corps was composed of: * 103rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division **516th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment **542nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment **522nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment **402nd Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Regiment * 105th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division **503rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment **521st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment **527th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment **223rd Anti-Aircraft Radar Regiment **1st Independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion of City Defense *225th Anti-Aircraft Intelligence Regiment *401st Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Regiment From July 1, 1956, 107th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division attached to the corps. In July 1957, during the combination of the

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and the

, the corps was redesignated as 1st Air Force Corps.中国人民解放军历史资料丛书编审委员会: 中国人民解放军历史资料丛书防空军回忆史料大事记, , p.680

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