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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Although the government might have felt safe and secure beneath the reinforced concrete of...

Although the government might have felt safe and secure beneath the reinforced concrete of the Cabinet War Rooms, for the majority of the population there was little respite

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Although the government might have felt safe and secure
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beneath the reinforced concrete of the Cabinet War Rooms,
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for the majority of the population there was little respite.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:05
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 We can actually see the way the war waxed and waned - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
We can actually see the way the war waxed and waned
S01 • E01 There was a huge great gun position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
There was a huge great gun position
S01 • E02 It fell on the home guard, local volunteers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
It fell on the home guard, local volunteers,
S01 • E05 In strict secrecy, training was conducted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
In strict secrecy, training was conducted
S01 • E06 In the summer of 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
In the summer of 1940,
S01 • E01 Famously also, of course, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Famously also, of course,
S01 • E07 Not very many lost in 1939, a big bunch in 1940 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Not very many lost in 1939, a big bunch in 1940
S01 • E05 (tense brooding music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(tense brooding music)
S01 • E03 But, again, in the principle of make do and mend, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
But, again, in the principle of make do and mend,
S01 • E06 "In May, Holland and Belgium were attacked - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
"In May, Holland and Belgium were attacked
S01 • E08 I hope to think it'll never happen again, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I hope to think it'll never happen again,
S01 • E02 To mark the birthday of their home guard, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
To mark the birthday of their home guard,
S01 • E01 It widened and expanded - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It widened and expanded
S01 • E06 "A novel feature of these attacks - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
"A novel feature of these attacks
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 • 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 • E01 So quite a lot were used and adapted. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So quite a lot were used and adapted.