An informal head covering worn by Canadian Forces while with the NATO peacekeeping Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia in 1996.
Canada provided a sizable contingent to UNEF and they were uniformed the same as the British forces who were one of the belligerents in the conflict. To distinguish themselves as noncombatants, the Canadians painted their helmet liners light sky-blue and the vehicles white, the same colors as the United Nations flag. The peaked caps, which were standard Canadian Army issue, were dyed blue and issued as a common head covering provided to peacekeepers. The blue beret came to be the most recognized insignia of UN troops.
These photos represent items in the CSS Museum: UN Beret (top), helmet cover (middle), baseball style cap (bottom).
Serbian Army forage cap with badge 1991 – 1996.