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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 | |
TheGIGN (French:Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale
pronunciation (help·info);transl. "National Gendarmerie Intervention Group") is thepolicetactical unit of theFrench National Gendarmerie. They deal withcounterterrorism,hostage rescue, andsurveillance of national threats, protecting government officials, protecting important sites, and targetingorganized crime.
