atro op ers . ▁The ▁square ▁upper - s lee ve ▁ins ign ia ▁compr ised ▁B eller oph on / P eg as us ▁in ▁light ▁blue ▁on ▁a ▁mar oon ▁background . ▁One ▁source ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁ins ign ia ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁famous ▁English ▁novel ist ▁D aph ne ▁du ▁Maur ier , ▁who ▁was ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ▁( and ▁later ▁the ▁expanded ▁British ▁Air bor ne ▁Forces ), ▁General ▁Frederick ▁" Bo y " ▁Brow ning . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁Website , ▁the ▁ins ign ia ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁celebrated ▁East ▁Ang li an ▁painter ▁Major ▁Edward ▁Se ago ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁The ▁mar oon ▁background ▁on ▁the ▁ins ign ia ▁was ▁later ▁used ▁again ▁by ▁the ▁Air bor ne ▁Forces ▁when ▁they ▁adopted ▁the ▁famous ▁mar oon ▁ber et ▁in ▁Summer ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁The ▁ber et ▁was ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁nick name ▁for ▁British ▁air bor ne ▁troops , ▁the ▁Red ▁Dev ils . ▁Today ' s ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment ▁car ries ▁on ▁the ▁mar oon ▁ber et ▁tradition . ▁The ▁selection ▁process ▁for ▁the ▁el ite ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment ▁is ▁called ▁Peg as us ▁Company ▁( o ften ▁abbre vi ated ▁to ▁" P ▁Company "). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁units ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁Air ▁Ass ault ▁Brigade ▁would ▁once ▁again ▁use ▁the