The red beret is a military beret worn by many military police, paramilitary, commando and police forces around the world. The maroon beret has become a symbol of airborne forces, though this is often known as a "red beret", particularly when referring to the British Parachute Regiment.
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The red beret was worn as a distinguishing device by Carlists soldiers in the First Carlist War and later became an emblem of Carlists in general, often with a yellow pom pom or tassel.[1]
The following military units wear red berets:
Red berets were worn by the 1st and 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalions of the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade in West Germany, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment of Canada, the Vietnamese Airborne Division (Mũ Đỏ Nhảy Dù), the Serbian Special Operations Unit (called "Red Berets", 'Crvene beretke') and 40. Fallschirmjägerbataillon Willi Sänger of the former German Democratic Republic's Nationale Volksarmee.
Red berets are worn by the military police of many NATO and Commonwealth of Nations militaries.