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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

And we know after the war, when the German Operation Sealion invasion plans for Britain...

And we know after the war, when the German Operation Sealion invasion plans for Britain were uncovered, that the Germans were actually planning to land troops here

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And we know after the war, when the German Operation Sealion
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invasion plans for Britain were uncovered,
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that the Germans were actually planning to land troops here.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:12
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 • E07 There are 50 hard standings here at Ridgewell, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
There are 50 hard standings here at Ridgewell,
S01 • E03 The glimmer of city lights - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The glimmer of city lights
S01 • E06 Before they went off to the farms, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Before they went off to the farms,
S01 • E05 From defense to offense, this is where generations - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
From defense to offense, this is where generations
S01 • E04 So, you have 30,000 men by 1939, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So, you have 30,000 men by 1939,
S01 • E06 There would be roles on site, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There would be roles on site,
S01 • E02 The German tanks go beetling back - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The German tanks go beetling back
S01 • E07 It's designed to fight its way through enemy fighters, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
It's designed to fight its way through enemy fighters,
S01 • E08 There was an enormous storm in 1953, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
There was an enormous storm in 1953,
S01 • E01 It may look like random bits of concrete, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It may look like random bits of concrete,
S01 • E03 So it was vital the real city of Bristol - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So it was vital the real city of Bristol
S01 • E06 Prisoners had their own cookhouse, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Prisoners had their own cookhouse,
S01 • E05 (footsteps march) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
(footsteps march)
S01 • E02 For the French tanks is a screen of German anti-tank guns. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
For the French tanks is a screen of German anti-tank guns.
S01 • E04 (intense instrumental music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(intense instrumental music)
S01 • E03 In a black-out directive issued - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
In a black-out directive issued
S01 • E06 Each camp would have had their own money, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Each camp would have had their own money,
S01 • E02 And the reason that's able to happen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And the reason that's able to happen
S01 • E01 Over 21 military structures - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Over 21 military structures
S01 • E08 So they actually continued to serve a purpose - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So they actually continued to serve a purpose