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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

All types of weapons were fired into the wall to assess how much damage, if any, they...

All types of weapons were fired into the wall to assess how much damage, if any, they would do to a structure like this

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All types of weapons were fired into the wall
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to assess how much damage, if any,
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they would do to a structure like this.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:13
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 • E07 It goes through all the long 18th century, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It goes through all the long 18th century,
S01 • E02 Traces that line making - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Traces that line making
S01 • E06 Now, this led to a general repurposing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
Now, this led to a general repurposing
S01 • E08 There's a couple of holes in the concrete here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
There's a couple of holes in the concrete here,
S01 • E05 Great Britain was the only country in all of Europe - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Great Britain was the only country in all of Europe
S01 • E01 The pebbles set into the concrete while still wet, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The pebbles set into the concrete while still wet,
S01 • E07 It served the Navy again in the First World War, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
It served the Navy again in the First World War,
S01 • E02 So it goes all the way from Bristol Channel - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So it goes all the way from Bristol Channel
S01 • E03 In London in 1938, located beneath the treasury buildings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
In London in 1938, located beneath the treasury buildings,
S01 • E08 It shows even a fairly powerful gun - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It shows even a fairly powerful gun
S01 • E04 (dramatic string music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
(dramatic string music)
S01 • E01 Some just had web netting or irregular shaped roofs - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Some just had web netting or irregular shaped roofs
S01 • E02 So down to Exmouth, just opposite of Seaton, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So down to Exmouth, just opposite of Seaton,
S01 • E02 Obviously there's a huge threat that a potential invasion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Obviously there's a huge threat that a potential...
S01 • E01 Ironside begins a combination - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Ironside begins a combination
S01 • E05 These were the rather plainly titled, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These were the rather plainly titled,
S01 • E08 This wall was built to be tested on - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This wall was built to be tested on
S01 • E02 And it stretches coast to coast, end to end, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it stretches coast to coast, end to end,
S01 • E04 In places, it's just 21 miles away. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
In places, it's just 21 miles away.
S01 • E06 (airplane engines roaring) (suspenseful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
(airplane engines roaring) (suspenseful music)