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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

4,000 homes were destroyed, 200 separate fires raged out of control

4,000 homes were destroyed, 200 separate fires raged out of control

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4,000 homes were destroyed,
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200 separate fires raged out of control.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:24
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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Movie Summary

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 The site is now owned by local businessman, Derek Luckhurst, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The site is now owned by local businessman, Derek Luckhurst,
S01 • E07 They're much larger, housing bigger planes - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They're much larger, housing bigger planes
S01 • E02 Andrew has brought Neil to one of these strongholds, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Andrew has brought Neil to one of these strongholds,
S01 • E06 And so what you have in Britain are prisoners of war camps. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And so what you have in Britain are prisoners of war camps.
S01 • E06 There is a whole culture - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
There is a whole culture
S01 • E03 Now the idea was using people - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
Now the idea was using people
S01 • E05 I can imagine there might've been places - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I can imagine there might've been places
S01 • E04 Before the enemy had even crossed the Channel, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Before the enemy had even crossed the Channel,
S01 • E07 The bases were built near the east coast of England - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The bases were built near the east coast of England
S01 • E08 (atmospheric music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(atmospheric music)
S01 • E06 And it's almost a forgotten part of the war. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And it's almost a forgotten part of the war.
S01 • E01 What remained were the most challenging landmarks - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
What remained were the most challenging landmarks
S01 • E02 This is the identically named Creech St. Michael, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
This is the identically named Creech St. Michael,
S01 • E05 We see that in Greece in mountainous areas, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We see that in Greece in mountainous areas,
S01 • E04 (bell clanging) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(bell clanging)
S01 • E06 But a lot of these guys worked on the land - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But a lot of these guys worked on the land
S01 • E05 You still got villages that basically - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You still got villages that basically
S01 • E07 If you were here, let's say, in 1943, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
If you were here, let's say, in 1943,
S01 • E02 And like the other 11, it's not just about the pillboxes: - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And like the other 11, it's not just about the...
S01 • E01 But here, the geography of England's south coast - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But here, the geography of England's south coast