Piet J. Kroonenberg (9 May 1927 - 7 September 2016) was a

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historian and was the historical

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to the

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. He had written books and articles about Scouting during

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and post-War Scouting in

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Biography

Kroonenberg participated in the

Dutch Resistance The Dutch resistance () to the History of the Netherlands (1939–1945), German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II can be mainly characterized as non-violent. The primary organizers were the Communist Party of the Netherlands, C ...

. Kroonenberg served in the Canadian Army from 1944 to 1947. Kroonenberg was a

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Scoutmaster and

historian. Kroonenberg had been active in Scouting since 1935 and attended the

5th World Scout Jamboree The 5th World Scout Jamboree (Dutch: ''5e Wereldjamboree'') was the World Scout Jamboree where 81-year-old Robert Baden-Powell gave his farewell. Organizational details The Jamboree in Vogelenzang, Bloemendaal in the Netherlands was opened on 31 ...

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, the

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, in 1937. Kroonenberg was awarded the

Bronze Wolf The Bronze Wolf Award is an award presented by the World Organization of the Scout Movement for outstanding service by an individual to the Scout Movement. Just over 400 people have received the Bronze Wolf since its creation in 1935. WOSM has r ...

by the

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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''. 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.

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Scouting in World War II Netherlands
* 1927 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Dutch historians Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Scouting and Guiding in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-historian-stub