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'''Piet J. Kroonenberg''' | '''Piet J. Kroonenberg''' (9 May 1927 - 7 September 2016) was a scout leader, district commissioner and historical advisor to the [[WOSM-European Region|European Scout Committee]]. He wrote books and articles on [[Scouting]] during the Second World War and the [[Scouts-in-Exile|post-War Scouting]] in [[WOSM-Eurasian Region|Central and Eastern Europe]]. For the latter work he has been decorated several times internationally. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
A [[Scouting Nederland|Dutch]] [[Scoutmaster]] and [[Scouting]] historian, Kroonenberg participated in the | A [[Scouting Nederland|Dutch]] [[Scoutmaster]] and [[Scouting]] historian, Kroonenberg participated in the Dutch Resistance and the events of ''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 = | year = 2002-06-11 | url = http://www.scoutmaster.ru/ru/news/piet_photo.htm | title = Piet J. Kroonenberg - The Bronze Wolf with The Bronze Beaver | format = | work = | publisher = Russian Union of Scouts | accessdate = 2006-10-02}}</ref> | 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 = | year = 2002-06-11 | url = http://www.scoutmaster.ru/ru/news/piet_photo.htm | title = Piet J. Kroonenberg - The Bronze Wolf with The Bronze Beaver | format = | work = | publisher = Russian Union of Scouts | accessdate = 2006-10-02}}</ref> | ||