Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Groupe_d'intervention_de_la_Gendarmerie_nationale

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law_enforcement gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:GIGN
gptkbp:affiliatedWith	gptkb:GIGN_Antennes gptkb:GIGN_Guadeloupe gptkb:GIGN_Guyane gptkb:GIGN_Martinique gptkb:GIGN_Mayotte gptkb:GIGN_Nouméa gptkb:GIGN_Nouvelle-Calédonie gptkb:GIGN_Réunion
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Colonel_Ghislain_Réty
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France
gptkbp:decorations	gptkb:Légion_d'honneur gptkb:Croix_de_la_Valeur_Militaire gptkb:Médaille_de_la_Gendarmerie_nationale
gptkbp:duration	14 months
gptkbp:emblem	winged sword
gptkbp:founded	1974
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Satory,_Versailles,_France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale
gptkbp:mediaAppearance	books documentaries films
gptkbp:motto	S'engager pour la vie
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:GIGN
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Christian_Prouteau gptkb:Denis_Favier gptkb:Philippe_Legorjus
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Air_France_Flight_8969_hijacking_(1994) gptkb:Grand_Mosque_Seizure_(Mecca,_1979) hostage rescue at Marignane Airport
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	approximately 400
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:Ministry_of_the_Interior_(France)
gptkbp:operational_scope	international national
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:French_National_Gendarmerie
gptkbp:primaryMission	counter-terrorism hostage rescue protection of government officials high-risk law enforcement operations
gptkbp:selectionProcess	highly selective
gptkbp:uniform	navy blue
gptkbp:weapon	gptkb:Heckler_&_Koch_MP5 gptkb:Remington_870_shotgun gptkb:FN_SCAR gptkb:SIG_Sauer_P226 gptkb:Glock_17 gptkb:Panhard_PVP helicopters armored vehicles
gptkbp:website	https://www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr/gign
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:French_GIGN
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6