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The Red Beret, as opposed to the Maroon beret
Maroon beret

The maroon beret has been the international symbol of elite airborne forces since its selection for use by the airborne forces in World War II....
 is worn by many military police
Military police

Military police are normally the police of a military organization.Military police may refer to:* a section of the military solely responsible for policing the armed forces ...
, paramilitary
Paramilitary

A paramilitary is a force whose function and organisation are similar to those of a professional military force, but which is not regarded as having the same status....
, commando
Commando

In military science, the term commando denotes an individual soldier, a military unit, and a raid . Contemporarily, commando identifies ?lite light infantry and special forces units specialised in parachuting, rappelling, and amphibious warfare to conduct and effect attacks....
 and Police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 forces around the world.








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The Red Beret, as opposed to the Maroon beret
Maroon beret

The maroon beret has been the international symbol of elite airborne forces since its selection for use by the airborne forces in World War II....
 is worn by many military police
Military police

Military police are normally the police of a military organization.Military police may refer to:* a section of the military solely responsible for policing the armed forces ...
, paramilitary
Paramilitary

A paramilitary is a force whose function and organisation are similar to those of a professional military force, but which is not regarded as having the same status....
, commando
Commando

In military science, the term commando denotes an individual soldier, a military unit, and a raid . Contemporarily, commando identifies ?lite light infantry and special forces units specialised in parachuting, rappelling, and amphibious warfare to conduct and effect attacks....
 and Police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 forces around the world.

Military Units

  • Red berets are worn by the French Army's famed Parachutistes Coloniaux ("Colonial Paratroopers"), later renamed Troupes de Marine ("Marine Paratroopers") after independence. Their branch cap badge combines the silver-metal Airborne Troops' winged fist grasping a sword over a gold-metal Marine Troops fouled anchor.
  • 42 Brigada de Infantería Paracaidista - 42 paratroopers infantry brigade (Venezuela)


Military police

Red berets are worn by the military police of many NATO
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
 and Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 militaries.
  • Royal Military Police
    Royal Military Police

    The Royal Military Police is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises....
     - Provost branch of the British Army
  • Royal Australian Corps of Military Police
  • Corps of Military Police
    Corps of Military Police

    The Corps of Military Police is the Provost of the Indian Army. In addition, the CMP is trained to handle prisoners of war and to regulate traffic, as well as to handle basic telecommunication equipment such as telephone exchanges....
     India
  • Feldjäger
    Feldjäger

    The Feldj?ger are the military police of the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces. The term Feldj?ger, literally meaning field huntsmen , has a long tradition and dates back to the mid-17th century....
     - Military Police of the German
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
     Bundeswehr
    Bundeswehr

    The Bundeswehr is the name of the unified armed forces of the Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The States of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the Constitution determines that matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility of the Federal government....
     wear the red beret but in the Bundeswehr, all support troops wear the red beret.
  • Canadian Forces Military Police
    Canadian Forces Military Police

    The Canadian Forces Military Police provide military police services to the Canadian Forces.Canadian Military Police are unusual in that they are classified as Peace Officers in the Criminal Code of Canada, which gives them the same powers as civilian police to enforce Acts of Parliament....
  • Royal Military Police
    Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja

    Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja is the Military Police branch of the Malaysian Army. Called "Redcaps" like their British cousins, Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja, more popularly called just "MPs", keep discipline within the Army ranks and ensure security at Malaysian Army Installations....
     - Malaysian MP


Paramilitary
Paramilitary

A paramilitary is a force whose function and organisation are similar to those of a professional military force, but which is not regarded as having the same status....
 Forces

  • Internal Troops
    Internal Troops

    Internal Troops, full name Internal Troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is a paramilitary national guard like force in the now-defunct Soviet Union and its successor countries, particularly, in Russia and Ukraine....
     of the Russian MVD
  • Ministry of Internal Affairs Rhodesian Bush War
    Rhodesian Bush War

    The Rhodesian Bush War also known as the Zimbabwe War of Liberation or the Second Chimurenga , was a civil war in what was then the country of Rhodesia, which lasted from July 1964 to 1979....


Commando
Commando

In military science, the term commando denotes an individual soldier, a military unit, and a raid . Contemporarily, commando identifies ?lite light infantry and special forces units specialised in parachuting, rappelling, and amphibious warfare to conduct and effect attacks....
 Forces

  • Kopassus
    Kopassus

    Kopassus, abbreviation for Komando Pasukan Khusus is an Indonesian Army special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabotage, counter-terrorism, and intelligence ....
     - Indonesia's Special Commando Force
  • 911 Special Forces
    911 Special Forces

    The 911 Para-Commando Battalion, which is based west of Phnom Penh. Most of the battalion graduated from the Indonesian army's special force, Kopassus, so the 911 is very similar to the Kopassus Battalion....
     - The Royal Cambodian Special Commando Force


Police Forces

  • Ertzaina-Police force of the Basque Country
    Basque Country (autonomous community)

    The Basque Country is an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.The Basque Country was granted the status of Historical regions in Spain within Spain with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
    , Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
  • Policía Foral
    Policía Foral

    The Polic?a Foral are a regional police force for the Navarre Autonomous communities of Spain of Spain. It operates across the region, and was founded from a traffic police unit set up by the Provincial Council of Navarre in 1928....
    -Police force of Navarre,Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....


Non Military

  • Guardian Angels
    Guardian Angels

    The Guardian Angels is a non-profit, international, volunteer organization of unarmed citizen crime patrollers. The Guardian Angels organization was founded February 13, 1979 in New York City by Curtis Sliwa and has chapters in 11 countries around the world....
     USA
  • Boy Scouts of America
    Boy Scouts of America

    The Boy Scouts of America is the largest List of youth organizations in the United States, with over five million members in its age-related divisions....


See also

  • Maroon (color)
    Maroon (color)

    Maroon is a dark brownish-red color....
  • Beret
    Beret

    A beret is a soft round cap, usually of wool felt, with a flat crown, which is worn by both men and women and traditionally associated with France....
  • Black beret
    Black beret

    The black beret is a type of headgear commonly worn by armoured forces around the world including the British Army's Royal Tank Regiment , The Canadian Forces's Royal Canadian Armoured Corps , and The Australian Army's Royal Australian Armoured Corps among others....
  • Green beret
    Green beret

    The green beret is the official headgear as part of the uniform of several military forces....
  • Maroon beret
    Maroon beret

    The maroon beret has been the international symbol of elite airborne forces since its selection for use by the airborne forces in World War II....
  • Tan beret
    Tan beret

    The Tan beret has been adopted as official headdress by several special operations forces as a symbol of their unique capabilities....