On June 7, 1946, Major-General of artillery Nikolai Vasilkov (ru:Васильков, Николай Корнилович) joined the corps command.
General-Lieutenant Afanasy Fedorovich Shcheglov, Hero of the Soviet Union (ru:Щеглов, Афанасий Фёдорович) was appointed as the raion commander.
In June 1954[2] in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers of the USSR and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, instead of air defence areas in the border strip and in the depths of Soviet territory, operational formations were restored (districts and armies) and operational-tactical formations (corps, air defence divisions), which included all types of air defence troops.
By this time, the army had two Anti-aircraft rocket divisions (12 anti-aircraft rocket regiments and three separate anti-aircraft rocket divizions), the 43rd Air Defense Fighter Aviation Corps (two fighter aviation divisions - six fighter aviation regiments), a VNOS radio engineering regiment, a separate communications battalion and two separate communications companies, as well as support units.
The 19th Air Defence Corps initially included the 385th and 412th (Dombarovsky) Fighter Aviation Regiments.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 15, 1974, the army was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, for the great merits shown in the battles to defend the homeland, and success in combat training.