GIGN men: physical and mental qualities

GIGN men: physical and mental qualities

Report made on the occasion of the 20 years of existence of the GIGN, intervention group of the national gendarmerie, created in March 1974 by the prefect Christian Prouteau then lieutenant of gendarmerie. This elite unit, currently led by Captain Denis Favier, has 87 police snipers trained in combat sports, climbing, parachuting and diving, mobilized 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Report at the military camp of Satory (Yvelines) where we see various training sessions. Captain Denis FAVIER explains that the only physical qualities are not enough to integrate the unit, we also need flexibility of adaptation, an openness of mind and above all know how to manage his mind: "it is important for us that someone knows his limits and knows how to manage his stress, manage his emotions to be able to exceed his limits". The role of the hood is mentioned in the commentary. A member of the GIGN talks about his satisfaction to be part of this elite corps: for him the aura of the GIGN is deserved. - During an exercise, GIGN Constables in mission dress burst into a room and fired pistols at targets representing hostage takers / ITW Constable hooded and boxed on the conditions of this training session - GIGN Men PD in black mission dress, hooded and armed / PE helicopter descent along rope - ITW captain Eric GERARD on the qualities required to be part of the GIGN: "flexibility of adaptation" and "openness of mind" - - Hooded Gendarmes PR GP - Masked Constable ITW on GIGN "aura" - retrospective of some GIGN interventions - February 76: release of children held hostage in a school bus near JDIBOUTI, PR Christian PROUTEAU - November 79: Liberation of the Mosque of Mecca during a bloody uprising (poor quality images) - November 87: surrender of mutineers who set fire to Saint Maur prison (Indre) - February 88: arrest of Philippe BIDART, head of the Basque independence movement Iparretarak, in Boucau (Pyrénées Atlantiques) - May 88: Assault of the Ouvéa cave in New Caledonia - Satory Barracks: GIGN Gun Training - ITW Eric GERARD: "You must have complete control of the weapon" - Building Facade Climbing Exercise - ITW cap. Denis FAVIER: "When we arrive in operation (..) there is a requirement" - GIGN Constable ITW: "(.) I do not think I am a super constable" unit on departure for a mission.

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Publication date : 26 May 1994