Piet J. Kroonenberg

Piet J. Kroonenberg

Piet J. Kroonenberg is the historical consultant to the European Scout Committee. He has written books and articles about Scouting during World War II and post-War Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe.

Biography

A 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 Scout distinction, the "Order of the Bronze Beaver".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]

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.

Publications

Books

*cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = The Forgotten Movements | year = 1989 | publisher = World Organization of the Scout Movement | location = Geneva | language = English
*cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = The Undaunted – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe | publisher = World Organization of the Scout Movement | location = Geneva | year = 1998 | pages = 420 pages | language = English
*cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = The Undaunted II – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia | publisher = World Organization of the Scout Movement | year = 2003 | location = Geneva | pages = 94 pages | language = English

Articles

*cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = From a Toad to a World Emblem – The toad, the arrowhead and the Fleur-de-Lys | language = English | year = 1994
*cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = Frits Philips 26/04/1905-05/12/2005 – Frits and Scouting | edition = Obituary on Frits Philips | month = December | year = 2005 | language = Dutch
*cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = Sint Joris – Uit het Scouting beeld verdwenen? | month = January | year = 2006 | language = Dutch
*cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = Koninklijke Scouts | year = 2006 | edition = in five parts: Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium | language = Dutch
*cite book | first = Piet J. | last = Kroonenberg | title = Uit het logboek van Ton Gräber; een zomer zwerftocht in 1945 | month = April | year = 2006 | language = Dutch

References

External links

*cite web | url = http://www.kelpin.nl/fred/padvinderskroniek.htm | title = Downloads of recent Dutch publications by Kroonenberg | publisher = Fred Kelpin | language = Dutch | accessdate = 2007-03-01
* [http://www.scouting.milestones.btinternet.co.uk/jayfiles/jay-part-1.htm Scouting in World War II Netherlands]
*cite web | url = http://www.scoutmaster.ru/ru/hist/pk_portrait.htm | title = Short portrait of Kroonenberg | publisher = Russian Union of Scouts | language = Russian | accessdate = 2006-10-04


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