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Founded in 1985, it is headquartered in Bièvres, Essonne, approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of Paris. RAID is the National Police counterpart of the National Gendarmerie's GIGN. Both units share responsibility for the French territory.
- Jean-Baptiste Dulion
- France
- "Servir sans faillir", "To serve without failing"
- Bièvres, Essonne
120 ships, with at least 4,000 men. Unknown. The siege of Paris of 845 was the culmination of a Viking invasion of West Francia. The Viking forces were led by a Norse chieftain named "Reginherus", or Ragnar, who tentatively has been identified with the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok.
- 845, siege began 28/29 March
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Jun 20, 2023 · Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters. Paris CNN — French police raided the offices of the Paris 2024 organizing committee in France’s capital Tuesday morning, a committee spokesperson confirmed to CNN. A...
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- Aurelien Breeden
The siege of Paris of 885–886 was part of a Viking raid on the Seine, in the Kingdom of the West Franks. The siege was the most important event of the reign of Charles the Fat, and a turning point in the fortunes of the Carolingian dynasty and the history of France.
Apr 12, 2023 · The RAID is a relatively small special weapons and tactics unit consisting of approximately 450 operators organized into 10-man assault groups, one 10-man specialist group (EOD personnel, hostage negotiators, and other specialists), and the balance forming the unit’s command cadre.
