▁de ▁la ▁G endar mer ie ▁mobile ▁( EP GM ). ▁The ▁squad ron ▁had ▁a ▁dual ▁mission ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁and ▁order ▁and ▁a ▁par ach ute ▁unit . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁unit ' s ▁miss ions ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁par ach ute - qual ified ▁prov ost s ▁to ▁the ▁army ' s ▁ 1 1 th ▁air bor ne ▁division . ▁The ▁unit ▁was ▁also ▁special ized ▁in ▁" hard " ▁law ▁and ▁order ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁mass acre , ▁the ▁G endar mer ie ▁created ▁two ▁tact ical ▁teams ▁or ▁" inter vention ▁units ": ▁one ▁named ▁EC RI ▁( É quipe ▁Comm ando ▁Rég ionale ▁d ' inter vention ▁or ▁Regional ▁Comm ando ▁T act ical ▁Team ) ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Mais ons - Al fort ▁near ▁Paris ▁and ▁a ▁second , ▁named ▁G IGN ▁() ▁was ▁created ▁within ▁the ▁par ach ute ▁squad ron ▁in ▁Mont - de - M ars an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁two ▁units ▁were ▁renamed ▁respectively ▁G IGN ▁ 1 ▁and ▁G IGN ▁ 4 . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁both ▁units ▁merged ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁one , ▁named ▁G IGN ▁and ▁based ▁in ▁Mais ons - Al fort . ▁G IGN ▁moved ▁to ▁S atory ▁near ▁Vers a illes ▁( west ▁of ▁Paris ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁EP GM ▁was ▁involved