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'''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 1935 and attended the [[5th World Scout Jamboree]] in [[Vogelenzang]], [[Bloemendaal]], the [[Netherlands]], in [[1937]]. |
'''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 Dutch Resistance and the events of [[A Bridge Too Far]]. He served in the British Army from 1944-1947. 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 1935 and attended the [[5th World Scout Jamboree]] in [[Vogelenzang]], [[Bloemendaal]], the [[Netherlands]], in [[1937]]. |
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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 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> |
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Revision as of 14:27, 1 October 2006
Piet J. Kroonenberg is a Dutch Scoutmaster and Scouting historian, author on World War II and postWar Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe, and participant in the Dutch Resistance and the events of A Bridge Too Far. He served in the British Army from 1944-1947. Kroonenberg is the Historical Consultant to the 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 1935 and attended the 5th World Scout Jamboree in Vogelenzang, Bloemendaal, the Netherlands, in 1937.
Kroonenberg was also awarded the highest Russian Scout distinction, the Order of the Bronze Beaver.[1]
External links and References
- ^ "Piet J. Kroonenberg - The Bronze Wolf with The Bronze Beaver". Russian Union of Scouts. 2002-06-11. Retrieved 2006-10-01.
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