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GIGN

The GIGN (French: Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale pronunciationⓘ; transl. National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) is the elite tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie. Among its missions are counterterrorism, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, critical site protection (such as…

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Awards
Croix de la Valeur Militaire
Abbreviation
GIGN
Active
1973–present
Agency
National Gendarmerie
Country
France
Current commander
général de brigade Benoît Villeminoz

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GIGN

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Edges138
Triples212
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Known operations · 78
GIGN → Aden, Advising Saudi, Afghanistan, AGIGN, Air France Flight, Albertville, American, April, Arnaud Beltrame, Arrest, August, Bamako, Bob Denard, Bosnia, Capture, Carcassonne, Comoros, Corsica, Corsican, Côte
related to In popular culture · 25
GIGN → Air France Flight, Djibouti, Elite Force, Even, French, French-Belgian, GIGN's, It, Julien Leclercq, L'Assaut, L'intervention, L'Ordre, Legorjus, Minutes, Morale, New Caledonia, Ouvéa, Philippe Legorjus, Produced, Rebellion
related to Awards · 14
GIGN → Afghanistan, As GIGN, Cross, December, French Defense Minister Gérard, Harmattan, July, June, Libya, Longuet, Medal, Military Valour, On, War
related to Operations · 12
GIGN → Departmental Gendarmerie, Deputy, DGGN, Director General, European ATLAS Network, European Union, Gendarmerie, Gendarmerie Nationale, Interior, Ministry, Operations, The DGGN
related to history · 11
GIGN → Christian Prouteau, ECRI, France, French, Initially, Maisons-Alfort, March, Munich, Paris, Regional Commando Intervention Team, Summer Olympics
related to Regional and overseas branches · 11
GIGN → Although GIGN, April, France, French, Gendarmerie, GPIs, Groupes, July, Pelotons, PI2Gs, The
related to Intervention Force · 8
GIGN → Also, Force Intervention, French, GIGN's, Intervention Force, It, These, Two
related to Coordination with RAID · 7
GIGN → Coordination, French, Intervention Forces Coordination Unit, National Police's, RAID, Ucofi, Unité
Significant operation(s) · 5
GIGN → Air France Flight 8969 hijacking (1994), Grand Mosque seizure (1979), Loyada hostage crisis (1976), Ouvéa hostage crisis (1988), Île-de-France attacks (2015)
related to National Training Center for Specialized Intervention · 5
GIGN → Centre, French, Gendarmerie, Specialized Intervention, The National Training Center

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french gendarmerie unit operators france national units force training also police de group tactical operations new support forces la hostage

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GIGNAbbreviationGIGN1.00infobox
GIGNActive1973–present1.00infobox
GIGNAgencyNational Gendarmerie1.00infobox
GIGNAwardsCroix de la Valeur Militaire1.00infobox
GIGNCountryFrance1.00infobox
GIGNCurrent commandergénéral de brigade Benoît Villeminoz1.00infobox
GIGNHeadquartersSatory, Yvelines, France .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
GIGNMottoS'engager pour la vie (transl. "Commitment for life")[note 1]1.00infobox
GIGNNotable commandersChristian Prouteau1.00infobox
GIGNNotable commandersDenis Favier1.00infobox
GIGNOperations jurisdictionNational1.00infobox
GIGNOperations jurisdictionInternational1.00infobox
GIGNOperatorsc. 1,000 (400 in Satory)1.00infobox
GIGNRoleCounter-terrorism1.00infobox
GIGNRoleHostage rescue1.00infobox
GIGNRoleProtection of VIPs and important sites1.00infobox
GIGNSignificant operation(s)Loyada hostage crisis (1976)1.00infobox
GIGNSignificant operation(s)Grand Mosque seizure (1979)1.00infobox
GIGNSignificant operation(s)Ouvéa hostage crisis (1988)1.00infobox
GIGNSignificant operation(s)Air France Flight 8969 hijacking (1994)1.00infobox
GIGNSignificant operation(s)Île-de-France attacks (2015)1.00infobox
GIGNTypePolice tactical unit1.00infobox

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