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The GIGN: France’s elite counter-terrorism unit and its legacy of over 1,800 life-saving missions

Explore the origins and evolution of the GIGN, France’s premier counter-terrorism unit within the National Gendarmerie.
General Discharge Official on MSN

Inside the GIGN: Training, history, and the specialized forces that made France’s paramilitary unit world-renowned

Delve into the intense training, organization, and operational specialties of the GIGN. From its intervention force and observation units to snipers, divers, negotiators, and protection teams, ...