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Thered beret is amilitary beret worn by manyartillery,military police,paramilitary,commando, andpolice forces and should not be confused with themaroon beret worn by airborne troops all around the world.
Red berets are worn by the artillery units ofGermany,Hungary,Switzerland andUkraine.
Scarlet berets are worn by the military police of manyNATO andCommonwealth 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 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 pom ortassel.[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.
