Brigada Specială de Intervenție a Jandarmeriei

Brigada Specială de Intervenție 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.

Special Intervention Brigade of the Jandarmerie
Coat of Arms of the Unit
Active15th of March 2002
CountryRomania
BranchRomanian Gendarmerie
TypeSpecial Forces, Riot control
Garrison/HQBucharest
PatronVlad Țepeș
Websitehttp://www.brigadaspeciala.ro
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Cătălin-Răzvan Paraschiv[1]

The Brigade is divided into two units:[2]

  • "Batalionul Special Intervenție Antiteroristă și Acțiuni Speciale" (Special Battalion of Anti-terrorist Intervention and Special Actions)
  • "Batalionul Special Intervenție" (Special Battalion of Intervention)
Gendarmes of the Special Intervention Brigade on parade

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