Early Life
Leibbrandt was born to ethnic German parents in Torosovo (also called in German: Hoffnungstal), near Odessa, in the Zebrikovo district of the Tsarist Russia. At an early age he emigrated to Germany for his studies.
In 1918, Leibbrandt studied theology in Germany; also taking classes in philology and history. In 1927, he was awarded a Ph.D. He traveled extensively through the Soviet Union in 1926, 1928, and 1929. During his visits, he was variously represented as a doctor of philosophy, a post-graduate student, a professor of history from Leipzig University, and an employee of the Institute for the Study of Germans Abroad (Deutsches Ausland Institute) in Stuttgart. The official purposes of his visits were the study of the history of the development of German colonies in the Black Sea coastal region, and the gathering of historical information. As a result of his work, a book regarding emigrant movement of the Germans was published in Germany.
Leibbrandt had a talent for languages, which, coupled with a Rockefeller scholarship, enabled him to resume his studies in Paris and the United States from 1931 - 1933. While in the US he actively kept contact with Germans from Russia who had also emigrated to America.
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