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10 years of a very secret elite unit

“Commit for life. The motto of the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) constantly guides the 50 elite gendarmes of the Dijon branch. In September, it will be ten years since this unit, specializing in high-risk missions, was created in the capital of the Dukes of Burgundy, within the Deflandre barracks.

“At the time, we were called the PI2G (Interregional Gendarmerie Intervention Platoon), but in 2016, we changed our name and we became a branch of the GIGN”, recalls Commander “Cly”*. ” The GIGN is a brand that speaks to everyone, it ensures a guarantee of skills and quality. »

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