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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

And they are devising these pillboxes, which are generally hexagonal buildings with...

And they are devising these pillboxes, which are generally hexagonal buildings with embrasures, which are, kind of, holes where they could fire out of, and they were dotted across the countryside

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And they are devising these pillboxes,
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which are generally hexagonal buildings with embrasures,
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which are, kind of, holes where they could fire out of,
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and they were dotted across the countryside.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:38
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 So this should've been dry, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So this should've been dry,
S01 • E03 Each fire was built in a designated area - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Each fire was built in a designated area
S01 • E06 It was a relationship that worked both ways - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
It was a relationship that worked both ways
S01 • E07 So away from the daily grind, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So away from the daily grind,
S01 • E03 To make it look like the real thing, a bombed out city, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
To make it look like the real thing, a bombed out city,
S01 • E08 In less than three weeks from D-Day, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
In less than three weeks from D-Day,
S01 • E04 As the war progressed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
As the war progressed,
S01 • E02 So as well as the anti-tank cubes down here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So as well as the anti-tank cubes down here,
S01 • E05 Anyway, be that as it may, what they reckon - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Anyway, be that as it may, what they reckon
S01 • E01 We're in one of the pillboxes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We're in one of the pillboxes,
S01 • E06 Before being soldiers, a lot of prisoners were craftsmen. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Before being soldiers, a lot of prisoners were craftsmen.
S01 • E07 Well, the chaplain's diary records going into breakfast - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Well, the chaplain's diary records going into breakfast
S01 • E02 Absolutely. Just stopping anyone getting past. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Absolutely. Just stopping anyone getting past.
S01 • E01 This pillbox would have been deliberately placed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This pillbox would have been deliberately placed
S01 • E06 They had lots of talented people here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
They had lots of talented people here,
S01 • E03 The fires were operated electrically, ignited electrically - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:25
The fires were operated electrically, ignited electrically
S01 • E02 Andrew and Neil have climbed Crimson Hill, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Andrew and Neil have climbed Crimson Hill,
S01 • E05 So they're landing at Folkestone, around Folkestone here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
So they're landing at Folkestone, around Folkestone...
S01 • E08 The buildings that remain from that time - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The buildings that remain from that time
S01 • E06 They would make toys for the children - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They would make toys for the children