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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(airplane engine rumbling)(tense music) Everyone's seen the classic film "The Dam...

(airplane engine rumbling)
(tense music) Everyone's seen the classic film "The Dam Busters," and will immediately recognize the Avro Lancaster, Britain's biggest and most successful heavy bomber during World War II

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Everyone's seen the classic film "The Dam Busters,"
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and will immediately recognize the Avro Lancaster,
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Britain's biggest and most successful heavy bomber
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during World War II.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:51
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 • E01 (airplanes screaming) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(airplanes screaming)
S01 • E03 And it was here, using the lay of the land, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And it was here, using the lay of the land,
S01 • E04 A heinous battle lay ahead, one that would begin offshore. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
A heinous battle lay ahead, one that would begin offshore.
S01 • E07 Really, it's one of these extraordinary places in Britain - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Really, it's one of these extraordinary places in...
S01 • E04 We still had the most powerful Navy in the world, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We still had the most powerful Navy in the world,
S01 • E05 Former Army officer and historian Tim Richardson - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Former Army officer and historian Tim Richardson
S01 • E02 (uneasy music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(uneasy music)
S01 • E08 Every single one of those vessels, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Every single one of those vessels,
S01 • E01 (gentle thoughtful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
(gentle thoughtful music)
S01 • E04 But a whole support network of new structures was needed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But a whole support network of new structures was needed.
S01 • E03 As part of a nationwide defense program - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
As part of a nationwide defense program
S01 • E06 But with nothing now remaining - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But with nothing now remaining
S01 • E08 The logistics of it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
The logistics of it,
S01 • E04 They had to be daring, innovative and robust, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
They had to be daring, innovative and robust,
S01 • E02 So you would have initial defenses, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So you would have initial defenses,
S01 • E05 We are nearly 800 feet high on top of the North Downs. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
We are nearly 800 feet high on top of the North Downs.
S01 • E07 When one thinks of the Second World War, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
When one thinks of the Second World War,
S01 • E05 From here, we have a great position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
From here, we have a great position
S01 • E06 There was an Avro shadow factory in Leeds, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There was an Avro shadow factory in Leeds,
S01 • E03 They were part of a vast network made up of pillboxes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
They were part of a vast network made up of pillboxes,