Mobile Gendarmerie

National Gendarmerie

Components
Departmental Gendarmerie Mobile Gendarmerie Republican Guard Maritime Gendarmerie Air Transport Gendarmerie Air Gendarmerie Ordnance Gendarmerie
Security and Intervention Group Intervention Group (GIGN) Parachute Intervention Squadron
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The Mobile Gendarmerie (French: Gendarmerie mobile) (GM) is a subdivision of the French National Gendarmerie whose main mission is to maintain public order (from crowd control to riot control) and general security. Contrary to the Departmental Gendarmerie, whose jurisdiction is limited to specific parts of the territory, the Mobile Gendarmerie can operate anywhere in France and even abroad as the Gendarmerie is a component of the French Armed Forces. Although the term "mobile" has been used at different times in the 19th century, the modern Mobile Gendarmerie was created in 1921.

The Mobile Gendarmerie is nicknamed la jaune (the yellow one) because of its golden rank insignia, the traditional color of infantry in the French Army (the Departmental Gendarmerie, like most Gendarmerie branches wear the silver insignia of the cavalry and other mounted arms).

The Mobile Gendarmerie is often mistaken with the National Police's CRS, as some of their missions are similar. However, the gendarmes are part of the military while the CRS is civilian.^[a]
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