Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale

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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