Brigada Specială de Intervenție a Jandarmeriei

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

Weaponry

• Pistol Carpați Md. 1974^[2]
• Makarov pistol ^[3]
• Heckler & Koch MP5 ^{[4] [5] [6][7]}
• Heckler & Koch USP^{[8] [9]}
• SIG SG 550 ^[10]
• SIG P226 ^{[11] [12]}
• Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 ^[13]
• Glock pistol ^[14]
• ASALT 96 ^[15]

See also

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• Romanian Gendarmerie

References

External links

• (in Romanian) Official website
• (in Romanian) Unofficial website