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    The GIGN (French: Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale pronunciation; transl. "National Gendarmerie Intervention Group") is the elite police...
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    The Special Intervention Group (French: Groupe d'Intervention Spécial, GIS) is a special forces group created in Algeria in 1987, initially with 400 members...
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  • Groupe d’intervention London Police Service - Emergency Response Unit (ERU) Service de police de l'agglomération de Longueuil - Groupe d’intervention...
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  • name changed in the mid-1950s to be replaced with Groupement Mixte d'Intervention or GMI ("Mixed Intervention Group") as it was no more an airborne unit...
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    The GSI-GR (French: Groupement de Sécurité et d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Royale; Arabic: فرقة الامن والتدخل للدرك الملكي; transl. Royal Gendarmerie...
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  • Division Action Gendarmerie Nationale: Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale Police...
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  • training now starts. Books in French language: José Nicolas, GIPN, Groupe d'Intervention de la Police Nationale, L'instantané, 2005 (ISBN 2-914720-12-2)...
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    Group). The GIPM trains with the French National Gendarmerie's Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale (GIGN) and the French Army 2e RPIMa...
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    he was transferred to the Undersea Intervention Group (French: Groupe d'Intervention sous la Mer: GISMER [fr]), where he piloted intervention submarines...
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    reconnaissance means that they are often requested by other forces. The Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale keeps a close relationship with the...
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    Régionale d'intervention or Regional Commando Tactical Team) was based in Maisons-Alfort near Paris and a second, named GIGN (Groupe d'intervention de la...
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  • other allied counter-terrorism units like Israel's Yamam, France’s Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale (GIGN) or (National Gendarmerie Intervention...
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  • or radioactivity. Special Operations Battalion (Albania) (BOS) Groupe d'Intervention Spécial (GIS) Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) 2nd Commando Regiment...
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    (EPIGN), part of the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (French: Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale), the GIGN. Combat medics in the French...
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    military police of the Finnish Defence Forces MP5A3 9mm  France Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) MP5K _ Certain specialized units...
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    and the Road to 9/11: A team of three French commandos from the Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) arrived in Mecca. The commandos...
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  • New standard service rifle of the Military of Mauritius L, H — — Groupe d'intervention de la police Mauricienne (GIPM) unit of the Special Mobile Force...
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    Républicaines de Sécurité (or "C.R.S."—Riot Control Brigade), and the Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale ("GIGN") special-operations unit. The...
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    The Einsatzgruppe TIGRIS (English: Task Force TIGRIS, French: Groupe d'intervention TIGRIS, Italian: gruppo d'intervento TIGRIS) is a police tactical...
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    without being accused of interfering in the situation. At 8:00 p.m., Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) operatives boarded an Airbus...
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  • Integrated Security Unit (French: Groupe intégré de la sécurité), in Canada Special Intervention Group (French: Groupe d'Intervention Spécial), of Algeria Giš...
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  • forces of the General Directorate of Security SG 553 _ _  Tunisia Groupe d'Intervention Présidentielle (GIP) special forces of the Presidential Guard SG...
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  • the 1970 Bhola cyclone. In December 1971, this group merged with Groupe d'Intervention Médicale et Chirurgicale en Urgence, to form the single organization...
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  • Special Intervention Unit Helsinki Police Department  France GIGN Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale National Gendarmerie Intervention Group...
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  • It sent a joint hostage recovery team that consisted of: 12 from Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) 15 from Commando Hubert 30 from...
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  • Rainbow operative, Emmanuelle "Twitch" Pichon of France's GIGN (Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale), who requests the team bring her to...
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    1970s Éric, Bruno and Marc founded the satirical comedy troupe Groupe d'Intervention culturelle Jalons. 1979 Zéro met his later wife and mother of their...
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    In France, retired Colonel Frédéric Gallois, commander of the Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) from 2002 to 2007, after watching...
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  • V2 Bastinelli Knives Grozo Nexter Titus Petit Véhicule Protégé Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) ATLAS Network Counter-terrorism...
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  • 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun   Switzerland Used by the GIMR (Groupe D'intervention de la Marine Royale) MP5K 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun  West...
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