Troops began wearing berets as a part of the headgear of military uniforms in some European countries during the 19th century; since the mid-20th century, they have become a component of the uniforms of many armed forces throughout the world. Military berets are usually pushed to the right to free the shoulder that bears the rifle on most soldiers, but the armies of some countries, mostly within Europe, South America, and Asia, have influenced the push to the left.
A Ukrainian military cadet in a light blue beret, formerly for Ukrainian VDV.
A French chasseur alpin in World War I, with his distinctive large beret
Afghan Generals Honor Newly-Graduated Commandos
Armenian Airborne Forces
A beret is a soft, round, flat-crowned cap, usually of woven, hand-knitted wool, crocheted cotton, wool felt, or acrylic fibre.
A soldier of the Italian Folgore Brigade wearing a beret.
Olentzero, a Basque Christmas figure, wears a beret
Beret, 1884
A Cantabrian craftsman wearing a boina