1st Corps of Air Force and Air Defense

The 1st Corps of Air Force and Air Defense (Serbo-Croatian: 1. korpus ratnog vazduhoplovstva i protivvazdušne odbrane/ 1. корпус ратног ваздухопловства и противваздушне одбране) was a joint unit of Yugoslav Air Force established in 1986.

3rd Corps of Air Force and Air Defense
1. korpus ratnog vazduhoplovstva i protivvazdušne odbrane
Active1986–1992
Disbanded1992
Country Yugoslavia
BranchYugoslav Air Force
TypeCorps
Sizeregiments
HQBanjica

History

The 1st Corps of Air Force and Air Defense was formed on February 28, 1986, by order to organize three corps of Air Force and Air Defense. It was created by reorganization of 11th Air Defense Division. The corps area of responsibility was central of Yugoslavia. It's aviation units were based at Batajnica, Tuzla, Rajlovac, Mostar, Divulje and partly Zemunik military airports.

Units of 1st Corps of Air Force and Air Defense have participated in combat operations since end of June 1991. During May 1992 most of its units located at territory of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have been dislocated to territory of Serbia and Montenegro.

By June 1992 the 1st Corps of Air Force and Air Defense has been disbanded, and its command was reorganized into command of Air Defense Corps of newly formed Air Force of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The commander of corps was general Božidar Stefanović.[1]

Assignments

Organization

1986-1988

1988-1992

Headquarters

Commanding officers
Date appointed Name
1986-1992 general Božidar Stefanović

References
  1. Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 352.
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