GIGN
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The GIGN is the elite tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie. Among its missions are counterterrorism, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, c
Intervention Force demo
Security & Protection Force demo
Boarding of the Pascal Paoli by GIGN, on 28 September 2005. The ship had been occupied by the Corsican trade union STC.
A GIGN Security & Protection Force team extracting via helicopter during a demo in 2021
Denis Favier
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Denis Favier is a French officer known for commanding the mission to remove hijackers from Air France Flight 8969. From 2013 to 2016, he was the General-Director of the French Gendarmerie.
GIGN
…Lieutenant Colonel Frédéric Gallois: 2002-2007 Général de Brigade Denis Favier: 2007–2011 Général de Brigade Thierry Orosco: 2011–2014…
Favier in 2012
Brevet Parachutiste