page_title: Cap comforter
section_title: Commandos
hierarchical_section_title: Cap comforter / History / Second World War / Commandos
caption_attribution_description: The Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge. Near the village of en:Spean Bridge, at the junction of the main en:A82 and the B8004 leading towards en:Achnacarry. The 17 foot high memorial statue was designed by en:Scott Sutherland from en:Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art en:Dundee in en:1949 and dedicated to the Commandos by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on en:12 September en:1952 [1]. ()
context_page_description: A cap comforter is a form of woollen military headgear originating in the British Army.
  It is a cylinder of knitted wool, similar to a short scarf, that is typically fitted over the head and fashioned into a hat. It can be worn comfortably underneath a Brodie helmet, and is often sewn shut at one or both ends. The cap comforter bears no insignia, and can be easily stowed without being creased.
context_section_description: The British commandos were an international force recruited from across various Allied units, many with distinctive headdresses. As a solution to this lack of uniformity, commando units adopted their own practical headgear. No. 1 Commando chose the green beret in imitation of the Royal Armoured Corps, whereas No. 2 and No. 9 adopted the Scottish tam o' shanter. Other units, including No. 4 Commando (and US Army Rangers attached during the Dieppe Raid), adopted the cap comforter as their headdress, because it had no prior affiliation with a nation or regiment.
  In autumn 1942, the War Office approved the green beret as the official commando headgear, though the cap comforter continued to be worn, already synonymous with the apparel of the commandos.
caption: The Commando Memorial depicts three soldiers wearing the cap comforter
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