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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

After being built, the prisoners settled down into the monotonous routine of prison life

After being built, the prisoners settled down into the monotonous routine of prison life

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After being built, the prisoners settled down
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into the monotonous routine of prison life.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:03
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 • E03 Up there in the ceiling there is an escape hatch because, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Up there in the ceiling there is an escape hatch because,
S01 • E08 And, in fact, the two caissons behind me - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
And, in fact, the two caissons behind me
S01 • E02 The German Panzers, the German tanks, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The German Panzers, the German tanks,
S01 • E06 Every morning and every evening - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Every morning and every evening
S01 • E01 And we know after the war, when the German Operation Sealion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And we know after the war, when the German Operation Sealion
S01 • E07 There are 50 hard standings here at Ridgewell, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
There are 50 hard standings here at Ridgewell,
S01 • E03 The glimmer of city lights - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The glimmer of city lights
S01 • E06 Before they went off to the farms, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Before they went off to the farms,
S01 • E04 So, you have 30,000 men by 1939, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So, you have 30,000 men by 1939,
S01 • E05 From defense to offense, this is where generations - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
From defense to offense, this is where generations
S01 • E06 There would be roles on site, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There would be roles on site,
S01 • E07 It's designed to fight its way through enemy fighters, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
It's designed to fight its way through enemy fighters,
S01 • E08 There was an enormous storm in 1953, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
There was an enormous storm in 1953,
S01 • E02 The German tanks go beetling back - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The German tanks go beetling back
S01 • E03 So it was vital the real city of Bristol - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So it was vital the real city of Bristol
S01 • E01 It may look like random bits of concrete, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It may look like random bits of concrete,
S01 • E06 Prisoners had their own cookhouse, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Prisoners had their own cookhouse,
S01 • E05 (footsteps march) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
(footsteps march)
S01 • E02 For the French tanks is a screen of German anti-tank guns. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
For the French tanks is a screen of German anti-tank guns.
S01 • E04 (intense instrumental music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(intense instrumental music)