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Red beret


The red beret is a military beret worn by many military police, paramilitary, commando, and police forces. The term is also used to refer to the British Parachute Regiment, although members wear the maroon beret.

The red beret was worn as a distinguishing device by Carlist soldiers in the First Carlist War and later became an emblem of Carlists in general, often with a yellow pom pom or tassel.

Red 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:


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