Giro's Grave
Under a large tree, behind a fence is a tiny grave considered the only Nazi memorial in London. It’s the grave of a dog, Giro.
In 1934, when Giro died, 9 Carlton Terrace was the German Embassy. The ambassador was Leopold von Hoesch, who began serving Germany as a statesman in 1923 under the Weimar Republic. An ambassador in Paris for several years, he was transferred to London in 1932, and transitioned to serving Hitler’s regime following the Nazi takeover in 1933.
Giro chewed through a cable in the back garden and died from electrocution.
Coordinates: 51°30'22.61"N 0°07'55.00"W
