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Peloton Gendarmerie Haute Montagne (PGHM).
The high mountain squads are units of the French Gendarmerie Nationale specializing in aid to victims in hazardous mountain environments.
These specialized units were created in 1958.
Mountain units, specialised in surveillance and search and rescue operations, as well as inquiries in mountainous areas.
The word gendarme is a singular extracted from Old French gens d'armes, meaning "men-at-arms".
