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

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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 J ...

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, the

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, in 1937. Kroonenberg was awarded the

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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 Scout 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