On Request: Belgian Special Police Teams:

[1Cie GevGn]

Any mistakes on this page are my fault, it was extremely difficult to find any info on them. And now, some cookies to relax. Enjoy.

[1Cie GevGn]

DSU

OLD: http://www.fedpol.be/old_site/rw/revue/143/images/sie12.gif

NEW: http://users.pandora.be/xbbt/Newstyle.gif

History:

"Groep Diane" no men could have know that these words would come so famous with the people in Belgium and infamous in the crime organizations in Belgium...the origin of the name Diane is from the Goddess of the hunt "Diana" You can see Diana is honoured on the shoulder patch of the unit.

Le Group Diane was raised after the decision of the Belgian goverment to make a special unit that can handle special apprehensions and tasks that request special intervention techniques...the goverment made that decision after the massacre on the olympics in München in 1972. So the unit was made a part of the gendarmerie and started to operate!

Later in 1974 the unit was renamed into SIE what stands for Special Intervention Squadron or ESI in french what stands for Escadron Special d'Intervention...ofcourse the people did not forgot the name "Groep Diane"

In 1976 an observation unit joined the SIE/ESI. .the observation unit was official made a part of the sie/esi in 1980.

In 1985 by the overload of tasks special sub-platoons where raised with the name of POSA (Protection Observation Support and Arrestation) They where stationned in the 5 biggest city's in Belgium; Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp, Charleroi and Liége. Every unit is responsible for there area.

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In 1992 the DVI (Disaster Victim Identification Unit) was formed. This is a unit that is responsible for victim identifications like a bom explosion where the victims are unrecognizable. Also in 1992 the POSA Platoon of Brussels where made a part of the intervention of the SIE/ESI. In 1993 the undercover unit was made an active part of the SIE/ESI.

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http://www.fedpol.be/fedpol/pol/11/images/dsu_2.jpg

In 2001 the SIE has got a new name DSU what stand for Direction Special Units. This name change took place because the police reform the Gendarmerie has become the integrated police on 2 levels, Local and Federal police. The DSU belongs to the Federal police.

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Deployment:

-All Kinds of Surveillance

-Extraordinary Apprehensions and Interventions where the target is known to be armed and dangerous;

-Special Support like deployment of a Hostage Negotiator;

-Witness Protection;

-Support and Deployment on water and land also air support and operations where climb and intervention technique's are necessary;

-Victim Identification that's for a special team namend the DVI (Disaster Victim Identification)...they can be deployed for tasks like a big traffic accident where the victim or victim's are unrecognizable;

-Support and deployment for special trace technique's like UCT assignments"Undercover tasks";

-Recruitment and training also for technical advice.



Air:

MD900 Explorer most used by DSU Intervention is the G-11(there are also G-10 and G-12)

http://users.pandora.be/xbbt/md1.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/xbbt/sie36.jpg

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(Old markings)



Land:

Various vehicles, newest is the Toyota 4x4 100 they have 2 diffrent styles of them with armor or without armor:

http://users.pandora.be/xbbt/sie_22.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/xbbt/sie_20.jpg

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Articles:

http://www.fedpol.be/fedpol/pol/6/pol6_4.htm

http://www.fedpol.be/fedpol/pol/11/pol11_5.htm

http://www.fedpol.be/old_site/rw/revue/143/143_02.htm

[1Cie GevGn]

BBT

http://users.pandora.be/xbbt/bbt_patch.jpg



History:

The BBT (Special Support Team) is a unit inside the Antwerp PD ,they are special trained for dangerous arrestations. They are comparable to you local SWAT team in the US.

http://users.pandora.be/xbbt/bbt02.jpg

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The complete team of the BBT currently counts 14 members and 1 commanding chief so the total is 15 current members. The HQ of the BBT is in the luchtbalkazerne in Antwerp,also stationed there is the TPI, Shooting Range and the Police School P.O.T.V.A. There are plans to start similar units across the country with the BBT as a model.

http://users.pandora.be/xbbt/bbt04.jpg

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Number of deployments:

-1993: 50 Tasks
-1998: 162 Tasks(Record)
-2000: 122 Tasks
-2001: 142 Tasks

[Christophe]

List of Belgian special police units:

Federal Police:
-DSU:SIE Intervention
SIE observation
SIE NTSU (technical support unit)
UCT (undercover team)
Witness Protection
DVI (Disaster Victim Identification)
POSA (Protection Observation Support Arrest)(based in Gent,Charleroi,Liege,Antwerp)
-DAR:ProBev (money /prisoner transports protection)

Local Police:
-Antwerp BBT
-Brussels BAA-AOB
-Liege PAB
-Ath RUSH
-Gent OBT
-Namur GIS
GRIP
-Seraing GIR
-Bruges COBRA
-Lier TABO
-Ottignies GIRP


Belgian Military
-Special Forces Group
-DAS (embassy protection unit)


More info:
www.specialunits.be

[-Max2-]

-Antwerp BBT
-Brussels BAA-AOB
-Liege PAB
-Ath RUSH
-Gent OBT
-Namur GIS
GRIP
-Seraing GIR
-Bruges COBRA
-Lier TABO
-Ottignies GIRP


Do you have more infos about these units (weapons, equipment, missions, etc) ?

[dez000]

Great post!

[1Cie GevGn]

np ;)

[dez000]

http://users.pandora.be/xbbt/sie_22.jpg

God, I like that 4x4 looks so cool :lol:

[Tengu]

mad max?? :P

great pics man woot

[1Cie GevGn]

Yeah I saw the old one when I was a kid, it was a converted Army Jeep Bombardier - Iltis, pretty cool. They had 2 Porches of the highway police escorting it, that was a nice sight :)

[dez000]

That must be one hell of a sight...

[1Cie GevGn]

I don't know where you are from, but it was in Hasselt on the Grote Ring, of the exit near the st-truider-steenweg. Now that I think of it, it was pretty wierd, why would they move that vehicle and no support personnel with it? And they were in a hurry, sirens and everything.

[dez000]

Hmmm, no idea...

Btw, I live in the province Antwerp ;)

[1Cie GevGn]

Ah, that pagan village with the Buureteure, correct? ;)

If you are anywhere near the center, good luck with all the roadworks :|

[dez000]

The province Antwerp ;) not the city :p

I live in a small village nearby "Westerlo" (from the soccer team :p)

[Christophe]

Max,

for more info go to www.specialunits.be and to http://users.pandora.be/antiovervalbrigade/BAA-AOB/index.htm.
All your answers should be answered there.
To use specialunits.be,first click on your language.Then go to the menu on top and click on Europe.When you get all the flags of European member countries click on Belgium.Then just sit back and enjoy.

Greetz,

Christophe