page_title: Gendarmerie Nationale
section_title: GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group)
hierarchical_section_title: Gendarmerie Nationale / Departments / GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group)
caption_attribution_description: English: Horseman of the French Republican Guard during the 2007 military parade on the Champs-Élysées. Français&#160;: Cavalier de la Garde républicaine à cheval pendant le défilé du 14 juillet 2007 sur les Champs-Élysées. Español: Sargento 1ro. de los Gendarmes montados del Regimiento de Caballería de la Guardia Republicana, durante la parada militar del 14 de julio del año 2007 en los Champs-Élysées en Paris.
context_page_description: In France, the National Gendarmerie is one of the divisions of the French Armed Forces, the military police. They are responsible for the public safety. They act like police for the citizens of France. It also contains a military police force and a special forces component, the GIGN. In 2011 more than 98,155 people were working for the National Gendarmerie in France.
context_section_description: The GIGN members are well trained to conduct special operations such as hostage rescue. They are also trained in maritime anti-terrorism operations. They are trained to conduct operations with no risk to the public and the hostages.
caption: A Republican Guard during the Bastille Parade in 2011.
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