he was German army officer and was severely wounded in 1941 and he became unfit for front line service. he took part in 20 July plot for assassinating Hitler. he was supposed to become a liaison officer in military district VII (Munich). After the plot failed Leonrod was arrested by the Gestapo on 21 July 1944, sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof on 21 August and killed on 26 August at Plötzensee prison.
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