173rd Airborne Brigade - #TriviaTuesday Why do Airborne units wear the “Red” Beret? In 1943, during the Second World War, Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Browning, commander of the British I Airborne Corps, granted
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Do US paratroopers (82nd and 101st Airborne Division) have red berets like their British counterparts, the Parachute Regiment? - Quora
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3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division - History of the Maroon Beret The maroon beret has been viewed by several countries as an international symbol of the elite airborne forces since
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