German ambassador from 1932 to 1936. Well-liked by British politicians but his relationship with Hitler was not good. Hitler was probably close to recalling him but he died in office, aged 55. Unlike his dog he died of natural causes (heart failure). He was given a full diplomatic funeral with a 19-gun salute in St James's Park. The picture is from a video of von Hoesch's funeral procession. As the swastikaed coffin was carried by Grenadier Guards along the Mall the terrace outside the Embassy was crowded with von Hoesch's staff giving the Nazi salute.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Leopold von Hoesch
Commemorated ati
Giro & von Hoesch
"Giro", Ein treuer begleiter! London im februar 1934, Hoesch {a true compani...
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Mrs Ann Baker
One of the managers of the 1873-75 changes at Aske’s Hospital.
1 memorial
Sir Charles Reed
Politician. Member of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Director and Trustee of the original Abney Park Cemetery Joint Stock Company, Chairman of the Bunhill Fields Preservation Committee, asso...
2 memorials
Charles Buxton
MP. Born Surrey. Son of the anti-slavery campaigner first baronet, he entered the family brewing business. He later published his father's memoirs and a history 'Slavery and Freedom in the Britis...
2 memorials
W. Batley
On the committee of the Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society in 1919.
1 memorial
Mary Tidy
Lady Superintendent and Trustee of the Committee for the erection of the Florence Nightingale Hospital in 1909.
1 memorial
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