Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne quiz

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1. 1 Medium

   In which French town was the first PGHM unit created?

   Answer: Chamonix

   Why: After a failed 1956 rescue on Mont Blanc shocked France, the first high mountain gendarmerie unit was set up at Chamonix in 1958.

2. 2 Easy

   What legal role does PGHM perform after mountain deaths?

   Answer: Accident investigation

   Why: Holding judicial police authority enables PGHM rescuers to gather evidence on high peaks to determine legal liability.

3. 3 Medium

   Which overseas French island has a PGHM detachment?

   Answer: Réunion

   Why: The Réunion detachment performs rescues in rugged volcanic terrain and narrow tropical canyons.

4. 4 Easy

   Which armed force branch operates the PGHM rescue teams?

   Answer: Gendarmerie

   Why: Only PGHM gendarmes may record the official findings after a mountain accident, so the rescuers also run the inquiry.

5. 5 Easy

   What sudden snow hazard does PGHM rescue skiers from?

   Answer: Avalanche

   Why: The chance of survival for an avalanche victim drops steeply after fifteen minutes of snow burial.

6. 6 Medium

   What radio callsign do French PGHM rescue helicopters use?

   Answer: Choucas

   Why: While French civil security helicopters use the callsign Dragon, Gendarmerie aircraft attached to PGHM answer to Choucas.