 The National Guard was equipped with surplus equipment from Greece, mainly of British origin, reinforced by a purchase of Soviet weapons in 1965.The National Guard comprised 15 active and 19 reserve infantry battalions, 3 active and 1 reserve commando battalions, 1 tank, 1 mechanized and 1 reconnaissance battalions, 6 field artillery battalions and other smaller units (such as AT artillery, AAA and engineer units).They were grouped into 5 military areas called High Tactical Commands (ATD), one Commando command, one artillery command etc.