Red beret


The red beret is a military beret worn by many artillery, military police, paramilitary, commando, and police forces and should not be confused with the maroon beret worn by airborne troops all around the world.

Artillery

Red berets are worn by the artillery units of Germany, Hungary, Switzerland and Ukraine.

Military police

Scarlet berets are worn by the military police of many NATO and Commonwealth of Nations militaries.

Commando forces

Paramilitary forces

Other military units

The following military units wear red berets:
The following military units formerly wore red berets:

Police forces

Carlists

The red beret was worn as a distinguishing device by Carlist Guías de Navarra soldiers in the Carlist War">Carlists">Carlist War, encouraged by their commander Tomás de Zumalacárregui. Regular Carlists wore a black beret. The red beret became widespread amongst the Carlists in the Second Carlist War, it later became an emblem of Carlists in general, often with a yellow pom pom or tassel. See also the Requetés, a type of volunteer unit during the Spanish Civil War.
The red beret was also worn by the Chapelgorris who fought against the Carlists in the First Carlist War.

Non-military

Native American Veteran Organizations

  • The American Indian Movement, Native American Indians whom were former U.S. military veterans, have adopted the use of the red beret as one of their Native warrior society symbols back in 1970. The Red Beret is also in use by Native American warrior societies and tribal government police, Law Enforcement and by members and veterans of Native American organizations such as the TIMB Taino Indian Movement of Boriken.

In popular culture

Films

The Red Beret The Devil's Brigade The Red Berets The Wild Geese Taps (film) – worn by B Company, Valley Forge Military Academy and College treated as B Company of Bunker Hill Military Academy, led by Tom Cruise as Cadet Captain David Shawn in the film.

Comic books

Others