Red beret
Thered beretis amilitary beretworn by manymilitary police,paramilitary,commando,andpoliceforces and should not be confused with themaroon beretworn by airborne troops all around the world.
Military police[edit]
Red berets are worn by the military police of manyNATOandCommonwealth of Nationsmilitaries.
- Military Police (Ukraine)– Ukrainian Military Law-Enforcement Service
- Military Police (Russia)- Russian Federation
- Royal Military Police– Provost branch of the British Army
- Royal Australian Corps of Military Police
- Corps of Military Police– India
- Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police
- Canadian Forces Military Police
- MH Katonai Rendészeti Központ (MH KRK)- Hungarian Defence Forces Military Police Center
- Feldjäger– Military Police of theGermanBundeswehr
- Royal Military Police– Malaysian Military Police
- Póilíní Airm– Irish Military Police Corps (Ireland)
- Danish Military Police
- Military Police –Kuwait Army
- Namibian Defence Force Military Police
- Royal Military Police – Jordan Armed Forces
- Sõjaväepolitsei- Estonian Defence Forces[1]
- Militārā policija-Latvian National Armed Forces
- Karo policija-Lithuanian Armed Forces
- Military Police -United Arab Emirates Army
- Military Police -Uganda People's Defence Force(UPDF)
Commando forces[edit]
- Special Forces Command (Cambodia)– The Royal Cambodian Special Commando Force
- Angolan Armed ForcesCommandos – guerrilla and counter-guerrilla special operations force
- Kopassus– Indonesian Army Special Forces Commandos
- KOPASKA– Indonesian Special NavalFrogmenCommand
- Mozambique Special Forces (Commandos)– guerrilla and counter-guerrilla special operations force
- Portuguese Army Commandos– guerrilla and counter-guerrilla special operations force
- Special Brigade– Serbian Special Forces
- Lebanese Commando Regiment– Lebanese special forces regiment tasked with multiple roles
- Special Task and Rescue– Malaysian coast guard counter-terrorist special operations force
- Commando Parachute Group– French Commando Parachute Regiment
- Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment– One of two Special Operations Forces of the Sri Lanka Army.
- 43rd Airborne Regiment– Airborne infantry regiment of the commando type of the Army of the Czech Republic
- 601st Special Forces Group– The most elite unit of the Czech army
- Commandos- Commando unit of the Singapore Army
Paramilitary forces[edit]
- Special units of theInternal Troopsof the RussianMVD
- JSO (Special Operations Unit)of Serbia[2]
- Rhodesian Ministry of Internal Affairs(Intaf) in theRhodesian Bush War
- General Service Unit (G.S.U.)of Kenya
- Ulster Resistanceof Northern Ireland
Other military units[edit]
The following military units wear red berets:
- Parachute units of theArgentinean Army,including members not qualified as paratroopers.
- TheSaudi Arabian National Guard
- TheSpecial Services Groupof thePakistan Army.
- Support troops in the GermanBundeswehr(light red – called coral red, maroon only for airborne troops)
- Special Forces Battalion "Wolves" of North Macedonia
- TheAustrian Army Guard battalion
- Turkish Army's special forces
- United States Air Force Combat Controller
- United States Air Force Special Tactics Officer
- United States Army airborne units (including Special Forces units in the Army National Guard)
- United States NavyFlying Rifle Drill Team (Senior Drill Master only)
- Syrian Republican Guard
- The4th Rapid Deployment Brigadeand 601st Special Forces Group of theArmy of the Czech Republic
- TheRepublican Guardin the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- The Swedish 32nd Intelligence Battalion
- All Artillery units of theSwiss Armed Forces
- Military Police, Artillery and Anti Aircraft Artillery of the Hungarian Defence Forces
The following military units formerly wore red berets:
- The1stand 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalions of the27th Canadian Infantry Brigadein West Germany
- The Hastings and Prince Edward Regimentof Canada,
- TheVietnamese Airborne Division(Mũ Đỏ Nhảy Dù) of theRepublic of Vietnam
- 40. Fallschirmjägerbataillon Willi Sängerof the former German Democratic Republic'sNationale Volksarmee.
- The4th Guards Brigade (Croatia)(called "The Spiders", 'Pauci')
Police forces[edit]
- Ertzaina– the Police force of theBasque Country
- Policía Foral– the Police force ofNavarre
- Federal Reserve Unitof the Royal Malaysia Police
- Cacciatori of theCarabinieri– in English "Hunters", the ItalianGendarmeriespecial unit operating inCalabria
- Special Operations Commandof the Singapore Police Force
- Dog unitof thePublic Security Police,Portugal
- Berkut (special police force)– was the Ukrainian riot police (1992 – 2014)
Carlists[edit]
The red beret was worn as a distinguishing device byCarlistGuías de Navarra(Navarre Guides) soldiers in theFirst Carlist War,encouraged by their commanderTomás de Zumalacárregui.Regular Carlists wore a black beret. The red beret became widespread amongst the Carlists in theSecond Carlist War,it later became an emblem of Carlists in general, often with a yellowpom pomortassel.[3]See also theRequetés,(Spanish:Hunting callers) a type of volunteer unit during the Spanish Civil War.
The red beret was also worn by theChapelgorris(Spanish:Red caps) who fought against the Carlists in the First Carlist War.
Non-military[edit]
- Guardian Angels,international volunteer organization
- Cadets in theCalifornia Cadet Corpswho have completed survival training are authorized to wear a red beret with a flash representing their brigade.
- Boy Scouts of America
- Cadets in theYoung Army Cadets National MovementRussia
- ORB, a group withinDoctor Steel's Army of Toy Soldiers fan club
- Soldier of Fortunemagazine uses a red beret as their logo.
- TheEconomic Freedom Fighters,a South African political party, have adopted the red beret as one of their symbols.
- People Power, Our PowerPolitical Pressure Group inUgandaled byBobi Wine
Native American Veteran Organizations[edit]
- TheAmerican 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 (Puerto Rico).
In popular culture[edit]
Films[edit]
- The Red Beret(1953)
- The Devil's Brigade(1968)
- The Red Berets(1968)
- The Wild Geese(1978)
- Taps (film)(1981) – worn by B Company, Valley Forge Military Academy and College treated as B Company of Bunker Hill Military Academy, led byTom Cruiseas Cadet Captain David Shawn in the film.
Comic books[edit]
Others[edit]
- Mirai Sentai Timeranger(2000–2001) – worn by Naoto Takizawa, played by Shinji Kasahara, as the leader of the City Guardians.
- Power Rangers Time Force(2001) – worn by Eric Myers, played by Daniel Southworth, as the leader of the Silver Guardians.
- Gundam Build Divers(2018) - the headpiece of theGH-001RB Grimoire Red Beret,piloted by Rommel.
- Worn byCammy,a character fromCapcom’s Street Fighter video game franchise.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^Military Police requests rights to process traffic violators(in Estonian)
- ^Time (magazine)
- ^p.32 MacClancy, JeremyThe Decline of CarlismUniversity of Nevada Press, 2000