Rudolf Leonhard

In 1918 he joined the USPD (Independent German Social Democratic Party) and fought alongside Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg in the 1918 revolution.

However, Susanne had a son Wladimir Leonhard in 1921 (later called Wolfgang), for whom the presumed father was Rudolf.

In April 1933, Leonhard took part in the foundation of the „Ligue des Combattants de la Paix" and was co-president of the German sector alongside Albert Einstein.

He describes his experiences in the Spanish Civil War in his collection of stories “Der Tod des Don Quijote”.

Because he was seen as an immigrant from the West and due to his son's activities, he was only granted a small place on the East German literary scene.