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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

1939, he expected to be made commander to the British expeditionary force

1939, he expected to be made commander to the British expeditionary force

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1939, he expected to be made commander
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to the British expeditionary force.
Duration
7 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:04:11
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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During World War II, the British built or reinforced a series of structures consisting of over 26,000 buildings to form a line of defence against an expected German invasion. Rob Bell travels around the UK to learn their secrets.
S01 • E08 General Eisenhower, the overall commander, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
General Eisenhower, the overall commander,
S01 • E05 The protection of the royal family in the event - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The protection of the royal family in the event
S01 • E04 And no matter how industrious the groundswell - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And no matter how industrious the groundswell
S01 • E07 The Royal Navy was in action from September 1939 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The Royal Navy was in action from September 1939
S01 • E03 But they could have only held out for so long, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
But they could have only held out for so long,
S01 • E06 Initially, they were secondary sites, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Initially, they were secondary sites,
S01 • E02 But he's made commander of the Imperial general staff. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
But he's made commander of the Imperial general staff.
S01 • E05 (muffled chatter) (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(muffled chatter) (tense music)
S01 • E08 Situated just six miles from Portsmouth, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Situated just six miles from Portsmouth,
S01 • E02 And with the fall of France, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And with the fall of France,
S01 • E01 And so, in the summer of 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
And so, in the summer of 1940,
S01 • E07 The German Navy, the Kriegsmarine, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The German Navy, the Kriegsmarine,
S01 • E08 Having been requisitioned by the Navy in 1941 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Having been requisitioned by the Navy in 1941
S01 • E03 I think there was a genuine - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think there was a genuine
S01 • E06 But after the outbreak of war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
But after the outbreak of war,
S01 • E07 There had been an Anglo-German naval rivalry, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
There had been an Anglo-German naval rivalry,
S01 • E05 Canada was one of Britain's dominions, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Canada was one of Britain's dominions,
S01 • E04 And the British army retreated - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And the British army retreated
S01 • E02 Faced with this immense responsibility, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Faced with this immense responsibility,
S01 • E03 As a defenseless civilian population - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
As a defenseless civilian population