GIGN
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| National Gendarmerie Intervention Group Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale | |
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 Official insignia (2021) | |
| Abbreviation | GIGN |
| Motto | S'engager pour la vie[1] (transl. "Commitment for life")[note 1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | [[ France]] |
| Legal jurisdiction |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Satory, Yvelines, France |
| Sworn members | c. 1,000 (400 in Satory)[2] |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Gendarmerie Nationale |
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| Award | |
The GIGN (French: Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale 
pronunciation (help·info); 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
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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
- ↑ Décret du 23 novembre 2022 portant promotions et nomination dans la 1re section des officiers généraux, retrieved 2024-12-18