GIGN
The GIGN (French: Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale pronunciationⓘ; transl. "National Gendarmerie Intervention Group") is the police tac…
| National Gendarmerie Intervention Group | |
|---|---|
| Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale | |
 Official insignia (2021) | |
| Active | 1973–present |
| Country |  France |
| Agency | National Gendarmerie |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Role |
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| Operations jurisdiction |
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| Headquarters | Satory, Yvelines, France 48°47′6.59″N 2°06′25.80″E / 48.7851639°N 2.1071667°E |
| Motto | S'engager pour la vie[1] (transl. "Commitment for life")[note 1] |
| Abbreviation | GIGN |
| Structure | |
| Operators | c. 1,000 (400 in Satory)[2] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Général de Division Ghislain Réty [3] |
| Notable commanders | |
| Notables | |
| Significant operation(s) | See list:
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| Awards |  Croix de la Valeur Militaire |
The GIGN (French: Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale ⓘ; transl. "National Gendarmerie Intervention Group") is the police tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie. They deal with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and surveillance of national threats, protecting government officials, protecting important sites, and targeting organized crime.
Notes
- ↑ S'engager in French can mean to commit (to do something) but also to enlist (in the army)
References
- ↑ Gend'info magazine (Official Gendarmerie information magazine in French). GIGN's 40th anniversary issue. December 2014.
- ↑ New organization for GIGN with full integration of Regional Branches - L'Essor de la Gendarmerie nationale: Nouvelle organisation pour le GIGN avec le rattachement intégral des antennes https://lessor.org/vie-des-personnels/nouvelle-organisation-pour-le-gign-avec-le-rattachement-des-antennes-gign
- ↑ Official Journal of the French Republic November 2022 https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000046591812
Other websites
- GIGN page on the Gendarmerie Nationale's Official webpage (in French)
- GIGN, 40 ans d'assauts (French documentary)
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