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.
The following military units wear red berets:
The following military units formerly wore red berets:
The red beret was worn as a distinguishing device by Carlist Guías de Navarra soldiers in the First 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

Films

  • The Red Beret
  • The Devil's Brigade
  • The Red Berets
  • The Wild Geese
  • Taps – 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

  • Mlle. Marie
  • Fightin' 5
  • Percy Pinkerton

    Others

  • Mirai Sentai Timeranger – worn by Naoto Takizawa, played by Shinji Kasahara, as the leader of the City Guardians.
  • Power Rangers Time Force – worn by Eric Myers, played by Daniel Southworth, as the leader of the Silver Guardians.
  • Gundam Build Divers - the headpiece of the GH-001RB Grimoire Red Beret, piloted by Rommel.
  • Worn by Cammy, a character from Capcom’s Street Fighter video game franchise.