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Piet J. Kroonenberg is the historical consultant to the European Scout Committee. He has written books and articles about Scouting during World War II and post-War Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe.

Biography

A Dutch Scoutmaster and Scouting historian, Kroonenberg participated in the Dutch Resistance. . He 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 Scout 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.

Kroonenberg has been active in Scouting since 1935 and attended the 5th World Scout Jamboree in Vogelenzang, Bloemendaal, the Netherlands, in 1937.

Publications

Books

Kroonenberg, Piet J. (1989). The Forgotten Movements (in English). Geneva: World Organization of the Scout Movement.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Kroonenberg, Piet J. (1998). The Undaunted – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe (in English). Geneva: World Organization of the Scout Movement. p. 420 pages.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Kroonenberg, Piet J. (2003). The Undaunted II – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia (in English). Geneva: World Organization of the Scout Movement. p. 94 pages.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Articles

Kroonenberg, Piet J. (1994). From a Toad to a World Emblem – The toad, the arrowhead and the Fleur-de-Lys (in English).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Kroonenberg, Piet J. (2005). Frits Philips 26/04/1905-05/12/2005 – Frits and Scouting (in Dutch) (Obituary on Frits Philips ed.). {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Kroonenberg, Piet J. (2006). Sint Joris – Uit het Scouting beeld verdwenen? (in Dutch). {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Kroonenberg, Piet J. (2006). Koninklijke Scouts (in Dutch) (in five parts: Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium ed.).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Kroonenberg, Piet J. (2006). Uit het logboek van Ton Gräber; een zomer zwerftocht in 1945 (in Dutch). {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

References

^ "Piet J. Kroonenberg - The Bronze Wolf with The Bronze Beaver". Russian Union of Scouts. 2002-06-11. Retrieved 2006-10-02. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

"Downloads of recent Dutch publications by Kroonenberg" (in Dutch). Fred Kelpin. Retrieved 2007-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Scouting in World War II Netherlands
"Short portrait of Kroonenberg" (in Russian). Russian Union of Scouts. Retrieved 2006-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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[russian-1] "Piet J. Kroonenberg - The Bronze Wolf with The Bronze Beaver". Russian Union of Scouts. 2002-06-11. Retrieved 2006-10-02. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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 ==Biography==
+A [[Scouting Nederland|Dutch]] [[Scoutmaster]] and [[Scouting]] historian, Kroonenberg participated in the [[Dutch Resistance]]. . He 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 Association of Scouts/Navigators|Russian Scout]] distinction, the ''Order of the Bronze Beaver''.<ref name="russian">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | 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 | work = | publisher = Russian Union of Scouts | accessdate = 2006-10-02}}</ref>
-A [[Scouting Nederland|Dutch]] [[Scoutmaster]] and [[Scouting]] historian, Kroonenberg participated in the [[Dutch Resistance]] and the events of ''[[A Bridge Too Far (novel)|A Bridge Too Far]]''.
-Kroonenberg served in the British Army from 1944-1947. He 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 Association of Scouts/Navigators|Russian Scout]] distinction, the ''Order of the Bronze Beaver''.<ref name="russian">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | 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 | work = | publisher = Russian Union of Scouts | accessdate = 2006-10-02}}</ref>
 His books ''The Forgotten Movements'' and ''The Undaunted'', as well as numerous articles, chronicle the history of Scouting in Europe.