 In July 1975 , according to the IISS Military Balance , the FAZ was made up of 14 infantry battalions , seven " Guard " battalions , and seven other infantry battalions variously designated as " parachute " ( or possibly " commando " ; probably the units of the new parachute brigade originally formed in 1968 ) . There were also an armored car regiment and a mechanized infantry battalion . Organisationally , the army was made up of seven brigade groups and one parachute division . In addition to these units , a tank battalion was reported to have formed by 1979 . 
