Brigada Specială de Intervenție a Jandarmeriei
| Special Intervention Brigade of the Gendarmerie | |
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Coat of Arms of the Unit | |
| Active | 15th of March 2002 |
| Country | Romania |
| Branch | Romanian Gendarmerie |
| Type | Special Forces, Riot control |
| Garrison/HQ | Bucharest |
| Patron | Vlad Țepeș |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | General de brigadă Zoltan Balint |
Brigada Specială de Intervenţie a Jandarmeriei (Gendarmerie's Special Brigade of Intervention, BSIJ) is a special operations force belonging to the Romanian Gendarmerie. The unit carries the name "Vlad Țepeș" after the legendary Wallachian ruler, Vlad the Impaler.
The Brigade is divided into two units:[1]
- "Batalionul Special Intervenţie Antiteroristă şi Acţiuni Speciale" (Special Battalion of Anti-terrorist Intervention and Special Actions)
- "Batalionul Special Intervenţie" (Special Battalion of Intervention)
Image gallery
Gendarmes of the Special Intervention Brigade on parade
See also
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References
- ↑ "Comandament" (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 March 2016.
External links
- (Romanian) Official website
- (Romanian) Unofficial website
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