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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

And nothing illustrates this more than the top secret Auxiliary Units, men trained to go...

And nothing illustrates this more than the top secret Auxiliary Units, men trained to go into hiding and carry on a clandestine, brutal, and undoubtedly short-lasting stand against the Germans

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And nothing illustrates this more
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than the top secret Auxiliary Units,
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men trained to go into hiding
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and carry on a clandestine, brutal,
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and undoubtedly short-lasting stand against the Germans.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:46
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E04 The station was successful to a degree - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The station was successful to a degree
S01 • E06 By utilizing every possible resource, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
By utilizing every possible resource,
S01 • E02 Now, Plymouth had its own stock stop line around it. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Now, Plymouth had its own stock stop line around it.
S01 • E01 A man who had served in the First World War - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
A man who had served in the First World War
S01 • E08 This wall was built in 1943 by Canadian troops - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This wall was built in 1943 by Canadian troops
S01 • E03 During 1940, preparations were being made - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
During 1940, preparations were being made
S01 • E02 The Plymouth kind of utilized the old kind of Napoleonic - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The Plymouth kind of utilized the old kind of Napoleonic
S01 • E01 A man that was used to getting his hands dirty - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
A man that was used to getting his hands dirty
S01 • E04 A short-range system was still desperately needed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
A short-range system was still desperately needed.
S01 • E08 The purpose of this wall, really, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The purpose of this wall, really,
S01 • E02 And they were largely in place - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And they were largely in place
S01 • E04 Research work continued by both service men and women, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Research work continued by both service men and women,
S01 • E07 This isn't a dockyard that was built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This isn't a dockyard that was built
S01 • E06 But as the threat of invasion mounted and then receded, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But as the threat of invasion mounted and then receded,
S01 • E02 So that was already fairly well protected as such. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So that was already fairly well protected as such.
S01 • E05 Churchill had always vowed we would fight on. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Churchill had always vowed we would fight on.
S01 • E02 But this was brand new and it's absolutely something - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But this was brand new and it's absolutely something
S01 • E04 When she was posted to Bawdsey, she said, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
When she was posted to Bawdsey, she said,
S01 • E05 Since becoming prime minister in May 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Since becoming prime minister in May 1940,
S01 • E08 And it's got steel reinforcing inside it - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it's got steel reinforcing inside it