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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

"A novel feature of these attacks "was the first use of parachute troops "to attack and...

"A novel feature of these attacks "was the first use of parachute troops "to attack and hold key points

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"A novel feature of these attacks
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"was the first use of parachute troops
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"to attack and hold key points.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:22
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E05 After the war, he'd been involved in art, in insurrections, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
After the war, he'd been involved in art, in...
S01 • E04 On Dorset's south coast, Charlie Newman's family pub - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
On Dorset's south coast, Charlie Newman's family...
S01 • E03 Often in people's back gardens, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Often in people's back gardens,
S01 • E01 So quite a lot were used and adapted. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So quite a lot were used and adapted.
S01 • E07 You can see from 1942 it's one of - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You can see from 1942 it's one of
S01 • E02 At the start of the war, a civil defense force - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
At the start of the war, a civil defense force
S01 • E06 "As a result, college was called upon to dig a trench - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
"As a result, college was called upon to dig a trench
S01 • E08 This influx of men and machinery - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This influx of men and machinery
S01 • E04 My mother's family were in the village in about 1640. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
My mother's family were in the village in about 1640.
S01 • E01 Besides being utilized as command centers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Besides being utilized as command centers,
S01 • E04 But then my great grandfather - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But then my great grandfather
S01 • E02 The idea of the LDV was that they would look, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The idea of the LDV was that they would look,
S01 • E07 Then through 1943, the Mediterranean again, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Then through 1943, the Mediterranean again,
S01 • E03 You know, they're sectional, corrugated iron - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
You know, they're sectional, corrugated iron
S01 • E08 For some villages in the south of England, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
For some villages in the south of England,
S01 • E01 (gentle thoughtful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
(gentle thoughtful music)
S01 • E07 The thing to me that brings this home - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
The thing to me that brings this home
S01 • E05 Rather than fighting traditional battles out in the open, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Rather than fighting traditional battles out in the open,
S01 • E02 In other words, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
In other words,
S01 • E03 So you'd have to have about a foot of earth over the top, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
So you'd have to have about a foot of earth over the...