Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:KSK
gptkb:SMG |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:API |
| gptkbp:collaborations |
joint operations with other countries
with other special forces training foreign units |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Monarch
|
| gptkbp:criteria |
physical fitness
teamwork skills combat experience psychological evaluation |
| gptkbp:equipment |
sniper rifles
submachine guns explosive devices assault rifles |
| gptkbp:focus |
gptkb:counter-terrorism_operations
high-risk operations hostage rescue surveillance and reconnaissance protection of VI Ps |
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:1973
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Satory,_France
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
2016 Nice truck attack response
1996 hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 2002 hostage crisis in the Philippines 2015 Charlie Hebdo shooting response 2017 Paris police headquarters stabbing response |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
French GIGN
|
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
rigorous selection process
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:French
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:military_officer
|
| gptkbp:media_appearances |
featured in films and documentaries
|
| gptkbp:members |
approximately 400
|
| gptkbp:motto |
“ To protect and serve”
|
| gptkbp:notable_members |
gptkb:Philippe_Pichon
gptkb:Jean-Michel_Fauvergue gptkb:Eric_Freyssinet |
| gptkbp:notable_operations |
Operation in Marignane Airport
Operation in the 2015 Thalys train attack Rescue of hostages in the 1994 Air France hijacking |
| gptkbp:operational_area |
domestic and international
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:French_National_Gendarmerie
|
| gptkbp:public_perception |
highly respected
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
open to gendarmes and police officers
|
| gptkbp:responds_to |
gptkb:rapid_response
|
| gptkbp:role |
counter-terrorism
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
GIGN insignia
|
| gptkbp:training |
firearms training
intensive physical training close quarters combat training GIGN training center |
| gptkbp:uniform |
black tactical gear
|