![Michael Shurkin on X: "Here's a French mountain soldier. In her case they opted to give her the same beret as the men, which makes sense given that that beret is iconic. Michael Shurkin on X: "Here's a French mountain soldier. In her case they opted to give her the same beret as the men, which makes sense given that that beret is iconic.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Erzd3cxXEAEIaSm.jpg)
Michael Shurkin on X: "Here's a French mountain soldier. In her case they opted to give her the same beret as the men, which makes sense given that that beret is iconic.
Do any French people still wear berets in real life nowadays? If so, why is the beret considered an iconic symbol for France or the French people? - Quora
![File:Chasseurs Alpins 6e Bataillon capitaine uniform French Army mountain infantry 1990s? tarte des Alpes beret etc (fransk alpejeger fra 6. alpejegerbataljon) Troms Forsvarsmuseum Armed Forces Museum Setermoen Bardu Norway 2022 IMG 8038.jpg - File:Chasseurs Alpins 6e Bataillon capitaine uniform French Army mountain infantry 1990s? tarte des Alpes beret etc (fransk alpejeger fra 6. alpejegerbataljon) Troms Forsvarsmuseum Armed Forces Museum Setermoen Bardu Norway 2022 IMG 8038.jpg -](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Chasseurs_Alpins_6e_Bataillon_capitaine_uniform_French_Army_mountain_infantry_1990s%3F_tarte_des_Alpes_beret_etc_%28fransk_alpejeger_fra_6._alpejegerbataljon%29_Troms_Forsvarsmuseum_Armed_Forces_Museum_Setermoen_Bardu_Norway_2022_IMG_8038.jpg/1365px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:Chasseurs Alpins 6e Bataillon capitaine uniform French Army mountain infantry 1990s? tarte des Alpes beret etc (fransk alpejeger fra 6. alpejegerbataljon) Troms Forsvarsmuseum Armed Forces Museum Setermoen Bardu Norway 2022 IMG 8038.jpg -
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