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'''Piet J. Kroonenberg''' (9 May 1927 - 7 September 2016) was a [[Scouting]] historian and was the historical [[consultant]] to the [[WOSM-European Region|European Scout Committee]]. He had written books and articles about Scouting during [[World War II]] and post-War Scouting in [[WOSM-Eurasian Region|Central and Eastern Europe]].
'''Piet J. Kroonenberg''' is a [[Scouting Nederland|Dutch]] [[Scoutmaster]] and [[Scouting]] historian, author on [[World War II]] and [[Scouts-in-Exile|postWar Scouting]] in [[WOSM-Eurasian Region|Central and Eastern Europe]], and participant in the events of [[A Bridge Too Far]]. Kroonenberg is the Historical Consultant to the [[WOSM-European Region|European Scout Committee]], and was awarded the [[Bronze Wolf]], the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the [[World Scout Committee]] for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1996, for his outstanding contributions to International Scouting. His books ''The Forgotten Movements'' and ''The Undaunted'', as well as numerous articles, chronicle the history of Scouting in Europe. Kroonenberg has been active in Scouting since before the [[5th World Scout Jamboree]] in [[Vogelenzang]], [[Bloemendaal]], the [[Netherlands]], in [[1937]].


==Biography==
Kroonenberg was also awarded the highest [[Russian Association of Scouts/Navigators|Russian Scout]] distinction, the ''Order of the Bronze Beaver''.<ref name="russian">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2002-06-11 | url = http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0211/d-wwas.html | title = Piet J. Kroonenberg - The Bronze Wolf with The Bronze Beaver | format = | work = | publisher = Russian Union of Scouts | accessdate = 2006-10-01}}</ref>
Kroonenberg participated in the [[Dutch Resistance]] . Kroonenberg served in the Canadian Army from 1944 to 1947.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}


Kroonenberg was a [[Scouting Nederland|Dutch]] [[Scoutmaster]] and [[Scouting]] historian. Kroonenberg had been active in Scouting since 1935 and attended the [[5th World Scout Jamboree]] in [[Vogelenzang]], [[Bloemendaal]], the [[Netherlands]], in 1937.<!-- he would have been 9 or 10 or so. Unlikely to attend the real Jamboree, perhaps the Cub Scout event?--> Kroonenberg was awarded the [[Bronze Wolf]] by the [[World Scout Committee]] for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1996, for his outstanding contributions to International Scouting. Kroonenberg was also awarded the highest Russian Union of Scouts (RUS) distinction, the ''Order of the Bronze Beaver''.<ref name="russian">{{cite web | date = 2002-06-11 | url = http://www.scoutmaster.ru/ru/news/piet_photo.htm | title = Piet J. Kroonenberg - The Bronze Wolf with The Bronze Beaver | publisher = Russian Union of Scouts | access-date = 2006-10-02}}</ref>
==External links and References==
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*[http://www.scouting.milestones.btinternet.co.uk/jayfiles/jay-part-1.htm]


His books ''The Forgotten Movements'' and ''The Undaunted'', as well as numerous articles, chronicle the history of Scouting in Europe, particularly that of Scout organizations in exile.
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Kroonenberg died at age 89, on 7 September 2016.
[[Category:Bronze Wolf awardees|Kroonenberg, Piet J.]]

[[Category:Scouting in The Netherlands|Kroonenberg, Piet J.]]
==Publications==
===Books===
*{{cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = The Forgotten Movements | year = 1989 | publisher = [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] | location = Geneva }}
*{{cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = The Undaunted &ndash; The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe | publisher = [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] | location = Geneva | year = 1998 | page = 420 pages}}
*{{cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = The Undaunted II &ndash; The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia | publisher = [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] | year = 2003 | location = Geneva | page = 94 pages}}

===Articles===
*{{cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = From a Toad to a World Emblem &ndash; The toad, the arrowhead and the Fleur-de-Lys | year = 1994 }}
*{{cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = Frits Philips 26/04/1905-05/12/2005 &ndash; Frits and Scouting | edition = Obituary on [[Frits Philips]] |date=December 2005 | language = nl}}
*{{cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = Sint Joris &ndash; Uit het Scouting beeld verdwenen? |date=January 2006 | language = nl}}
*{{cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = Koninklijke Scouts | year = 2006 | edition = in five parts: Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium | language = nl}}
*{{cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = Uit het logboek van Ton Gräber; een zomer zwerftocht in 1945 |date=April 2006 | language = nl}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web | url = http://www.kelpin.nl/fred/piet-kroonenbergs-padvinderskroniek/ | title = Downloads of recent Dutch publications by Kroonenberg | publisher = Fred Kelpin | language = nl | access-date = 2017-02-28| date = 2015-03-14 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080723221735/http://www.scouting.milestones.btinternet.co.uk/jayfiles/jay-part-1.htm Scouting in World War II Netherlands]
*{{cite web | url = http://www.scoutmaster.ru/ru/hist/pk_portrait.htm | title = Short portrait of Kroonenberg | publisher = Russian Union of Scouts | language = ru | access-date = 2006-10-04}}

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Latest revision as of 10:28, 28 October 2024

Pieter Johanus Kroonenberg
Born(1927-05-09)9 May 1927
Died7 September 2016(2016-09-07) (aged 89)
NationalityDutch
AwardsBronze Wolf
Scientific career
FieldsHistory
InstitutionsEuropean Scout Committee

Piet J. Kroonenberg (9 May 1927 - 7 September 2016) was a Scouting historian and was the historical consultant to the European Scout Committee. He had written books and articles about Scouting during World War II and post-War Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe.

Biography

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Kroonenberg participated in the Dutch Resistance . Kroonenberg served in the Canadian Army from 1944 to 1947.[citation needed]

Kroonenberg was a Dutch Scoutmaster and Scouting historian. Kroonenberg had been active in Scouting since 1935 and attended the 5th World Scout Jamboree in Vogelenzang, Bloemendaal, the Netherlands, in 1937. Kroonenberg was awarded the Bronze Wolf by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1996, for his outstanding contributions to International Scouting. Kroonenberg was also awarded the highest Russian Union of Scouts (RUS) distinction, the Order of the Bronze Beaver.[1]

His books The Forgotten Movements and The Undaunted, as well as numerous articles, chronicle the history of Scouting in Europe, particularly that of Scout organizations in exile.

Kroonenberg died at age 89, on 7 September 2016.

Publications

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Books

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  • Kroonenberg, Piet J. (1989). The Forgotten Movements. Geneva: World Organization of the Scout Movement.
  • Kroonenberg, Piet J. (1998). The Undaunted – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe. Geneva: World Organization of the Scout Movement. p. 420 pages.
  • Kroonenberg, Piet J. (2003). The Undaunted II – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. Geneva: World Organization of the Scout Movement. p. 94 pages.

Articles

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  • Kroonenberg, Piet J. (1994). From a Toad to a World Emblem – The toad, the arrowhead and the Fleur-de-Lys.
  • Kroonenberg, Piet J. (December 2005). Frits Philips 26/04/1905-05/12/2005 – Frits and Scouting (in Dutch) (Obituary on Frits Philips ed.).
  • Kroonenberg, Piet J. (January 2006). Sint Joris – Uit het Scouting beeld verdwenen? (in Dutch).
  • Kroonenberg, Piet J. (2006). Koninklijke Scouts (in Dutch) (in five parts: Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium ed.).
  • Kroonenberg, Piet J. (April 2006). Uit het logboek van Ton Gräber; een zomer zwerftocht in 1945 (in Dutch).

References

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  1. ^ "Piet J. Kroonenberg - The Bronze Wolf with The Bronze Beaver". Russian Union of Scouts. 2002-06-11. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
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