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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

And I think you've got to be there because you are either going to be in this kind of...

And I think you've got to be there because you are either going to be in this kind of feted tunnel or you are going to risk being obliterated by a bit of German high explosive

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And I think you've got to be there
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because you are either going to be
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in this kind of feted tunnel or you
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are going to risk being obliterated
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by a bit of German high explosive.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:59
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 • E01 And they came up with the idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And they came up with the idea
S01 • E06 Britain's farms and fields - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Britain's farms and fields
S01 • E04 The central wall will protect your fighter from blast - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The central wall will protect your fighter from blast
S01 • E02 (gentle music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(gentle music)
S01 • E08 And what is amazing about this memo, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And what is amazing about this memo,
S01 • E06 Every barn and outbuilding was utilized - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Every barn and outbuilding was utilized
S01 • E04 And all of this is unskilled labor, cheap materials. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And all of this is unskilled labor, cheap materials.
S01 • E01 They were all slated on the roof - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
They were all slated on the roof
S01 • E07 There are rotors inside that can be swapped around, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
There are rotors inside that can be swapped around,
S01 • E04 It's just earth revetments and a bit of brickwork. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
It's just earth revetments and a bit of brickwork.
S01 • E05 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(tense music)
S01 • E02 The walls are 36-inches thick, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The walls are 36-inches thick,
S01 • E08 I thank the Gods of war we went when we did, DE." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I thank the Gods of war we went when we did, DE."
S01 • E04 The central walls don't even have foundations. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The central walls don't even have foundations.
S01 • E01 The Freiston defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The Freiston defenses
S01 • E06 Areas previously used for animals became arable, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Areas previously used for animals became arable,
S01 • E07 If you were just to try each possible combination - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
If you were just to try each possible combination
S01 • E02 On a tripod, that could fire up to 4,000 meters in range - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
On a tripod, that could fire up to 4,000 meters in range
S01 • E04 So, this could be put together really, really quickly. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So, this could be put together really, really quickly.
S01 • E05 This was built in 1893, and the idea was - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This was built in 1893, and the idea was