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At the end of World War II in 1945 and during subsequent years, Scout groups were organized by Hungarian refugees in [[Austria]] and [[Germany]]. As a young Scoutmaster during 1945, [[Gábor Bodnár]] (b. 1920) worked with several Scout friends to organize troops in [[Displaced Persons|refugee]] camps in Germany. They were referred to collectively as the ''Hontalan Sasok'' or "Homeless Eagles". Bodnár led the Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség from its founding in 1945 until his death in the early 1990s. | At the end of World War II in 1945 and during subsequent years, Scout groups were organized by Hungarian refugees in [[Austria]] and [[Germany]]. As a young Scoutmaster during 1945, [[Gábor Bodnár]] (b. 1920) worked with several Scout friends to organize troops in [[Displaced Persons|refugee]] camps in Germany. They were referred to collectively as the ''Hontalan Sasok'' or "Homeless Eagles". Bodnár led the Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség from its founding in 1945 until his death in the early 1990s. | ||
These groups from the [[Displaced Persons camps]] joined together to form the [[Pál Teleki]] Scout Association.<ref name=undaunted>{{cite book | last = Kroonenberg | first = Piet J. | authorlink = Piet J. Kroonenberg | title = The Undaunted- The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe | publisher = Oriole International Publications | location = Geneva | date = 1998 | isbn = 2880520037 }}</ref>{{rp|269-270}} <ref name=exile>{{cite web|title=Hungarian Scouts in Exile |url=http://www.kmcssz.org/contents/visitors/aboutus.html|accessdate =2008-09-16|publisher=Hungarian Scouts Association in Exteris|format=html}}</ref> After the start of the | These groups from the [[Displaced Persons camps]] joined together to form the [[Pál Teleki]] Scout Association.<ref name=undaunted>{{cite book | last = Kroonenberg | first = Piet J. | authorlink = Piet J. Kroonenberg | title = The Undaunted- The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe | publisher = Oriole International Publications | location = Geneva | date = 1998 | isbn = 2880520037 }}</ref>{{rp|269-270}} <ref name=exile>{{cite web|title=Hungarian Scouts in Exile |url=http://www.kmcssz.org/contents/visitors/aboutus.html|accessdate =2008-09-16|publisher=Hungarian Scouts Association in Exteris|format=html}}</ref> After the start of the Cold War and the rise of the [[Iron Curtain]], which closed the borders of Hungary in 1948, the Communist government officially disbanded Scouting within Hungary's borders. To help preserve the traditions of Hungarian Scouting, the Pál Teleki Scout Association changed its name to that of the now-banned national Hungarian Boy Scout association, [[Magyar Cserkészszövetség]]. | ||
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the [[Displaced Persons|refugees]] from World War II and the new Communist regimes in Eastern Europe were unable to return to their native country. Many emigrated to various countries. The first overseas troop was founded in 1950 in [[Rio De Janeiro]], although it has since disbanded. Three troops founded in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]] were still active in 2009. Along with Brazil and Venezuela, troops were founded in the United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries. The organization grew from about 1000 members in the early 1950s to over 6000 members in the late 1970s. | In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the [[Displaced Persons|refugees]] from World War II and the new Communist regimes in Eastern Europe were unable to return to their native country. Many emigrated to various countries. The first overseas troop was founded in 1950 in [[Rio De Janeiro]], although it has since disbanded. Three troops founded in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]] were still active in 2009. Along with Brazil and Venezuela, troops were founded in the United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries. The organization grew from about 1000 members in the early 1950s to over 6000 members in the late 1970s. | ||
