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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

And so when you did bail out your plane after having bombed a town, and you had been shot...

And so when you did bail out your plane after having bombed a town, and you had been shot down by a Messerschmitt, the chances are you were going to be lynched or shot by the local population

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And so when you did bail out your plane
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after having bombed a town,
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and you had been shot down by a Messerschmitt,
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the chances are you were going to be lynched
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or shot by the local population.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:49
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 And the big key is that although the French had more men, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And the big key is that although the French had more men,
S01 • E05 (upbeat military march music) (muffled shouting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(upbeat military march music) (muffled shouting)
S01 • E03 Its outer blast-wall protects the single entrance. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Its outer blast-wall protects the single entrance.
S01 • E04 We still had to rely on the men of the Observer Corps - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
We still had to rely on the men of the Observer Corps
S01 • E06 So at capacity could hold around 1,200 prisoners, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So at capacity could hold around 1,200 prisoners,
S01 • E01 As you can see, we've got the Seven Sisters cliffs - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
As you can see, we've got the Seven Sisters cliffs
S01 • E03 This is the bunker where the airmen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is the bunker where the airmen
S01 • E01 And in 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And in 1940,
S01 • E02 You're looking at sort of 15th of May, 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You're looking at sort of 15th of May, 1940,
S01 • E04 The Royal Observer Corps - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
The Royal Observer Corps
S01 • E05 (soft dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
(soft dramatic music)
S01 • E01 It's strategically important to defend this area - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
It's strategically important to defend this area
S01 • E03 Over in the corner a nice stove - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Over in the corner a nice stove
S01 • E06 After being built, the prisoners settled down - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
After being built, the prisoners settled down
S01 • E03 Up there in the ceiling there is an escape hatch because, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Up there in the ceiling there is an escape hatch because,
S01 • E08 And, in fact, the two caissons behind me - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
And, in fact, the two caissons behind me
S01 • E02 The German Panzers, the German tanks, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The German Panzers, the German tanks,
S01 • E06 Every morning and every evening - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Every morning and every evening
S01 • E01 And we know after the war, when the German Operation Sealion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And we know after the war, when the German Operation Sealion
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,