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After the failed Dieppe Raid in 1942
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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

After the failed Dieppe Raid in 1942, it was clear that if we were going to invade any...

After the failed Dieppe Raid in 1942, it was clear that if we were going to invade any port in Europe, it was essential that we took our own port with us because, understandably, the first things the Germans did was to blow up all the ports

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After the failed Dieppe Raid in 1942,
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it was clear that if we were going to invade
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any port in Europe,
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it was essential that we took our own port with us
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because, understandably,
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the first things the Germans did
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was to blow up all the ports.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:46
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 • E04 Despite being outnumbered four-to-one by enemy planes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Despite being outnumbered four-to-one by enemy planes,
S01 • E03 The key was that these were used at night. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The key was that these were used at night.
S01 • E06 In the early years of the war, there were few POWs, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In the early years of the war, there were few POWs,
S01 • E05 So I can imagine they're are parts - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So I can imagine they're are parts
S01 • E03 They did things like create streets with lamps - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
They did things like create streets with lamps
S01 • E02 That's a very big pillbox - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
That's a very big pillbox
S01 • E01 You know, it's no longer a place of sunbathing and frolics. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You know, it's no longer a place of sunbathing and...
S01 • E05 But updating this disused mine - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But updating this disused mine
S01 • E06 But as our successes increased, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But as our successes increased,
S01 • E02 It is, but when you kind of think - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
It is, but when you kind of think
S01 • E07 I mean, the reality of war comes home, though, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
I mean, the reality of war comes home, though,
S01 • E04 (dramatic orchestral music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
(dramatic orchestral music)
S01 • E01 Every single one of them, there's pillboxes being put up, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Every single one of them, there's pillboxes being put...
S01 • E05 High explosives enlarged entrances, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
High explosives enlarged entrances,
S01 • E06 I mean, an even larger number were shipped over to Canada - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I mean, an even larger number were shipped over to Canada
S01 • E08 So the concept - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
So the concept
S01 • E01 All this beachline, all this coastline - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
All this beachline, all this coastline
S01 • E07 So the team was never the same from one week to the next. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So the team was never the same from one week to the next.
S01 • E03 These starfish sites, they were sited normally - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
These starfish sites, they were sited normally
S01 • E06 But certainly to start off with, and particularly Italians, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
But certainly to start off with, and particularly Italians,