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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

And there were some people, you know, under wartime restrictions didn't travel very far...

And there were some people, you know, under wartime restrictions didn't travel very far and they never knew that such a site was nearby

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And there were some people, you know,
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under wartime restrictions didn't travel very far
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and they never knew that such a site was nearby.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:19
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 The whole idea of building up this kind of boundary - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The whole idea of building up this kind of boundary
S01 • E05 I think there's this whole idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think there's this whole idea
S01 • E02 I think it's more kind of rifle defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think it's more kind of rifle defenses
S01 • E04 (explosion) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
(explosion)
S01 • E05 And I think that what Britain had seen in the overrunning - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
And I think that what Britain had seen in the overrunning
S01 • E08 (atmospheric music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(atmospheric music)
S01 • E07 Living here in 1943 or 1944, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Living here in 1943 or 1944,
S01 • E01 So, I think there's nothing more natural - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So, I think there's nothing more natural
S01 • E03 Around 1,000 different types of decoys were built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Around 1,000 different types of decoys were built
S01 • E02 Your field of fire isn't that big, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Your field of fire isn't that big,
S01 • E07 You were getting up at three or four in the morning - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
You were getting up at three or four in the morning
S01 • E01 Which was just as well, as Hitler's intrepid plan - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Which was just as well, as Hitler's intrepid plan
S01 • E08 The scale of them is two harbors - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The scale of them is two harbors
S01 • E06 Most of these former prisoner of war camps - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
Most of these former prisoner of war camps
S01 • E07 These crews have got to survive, at the start, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
These crews have got to survive, at the start,
S01 • E05 The idea that all these treasures from British galleries - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The idea that all these treasures from British galleries
S01 • E02 The anti-tank island at Cheech St. Michael - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The anti-tank island at Cheech St. Michael
S01 • E01 Operation Sealion, the hope was that the Luftwaffe - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Operation Sealion, the hope was that the Luftwaffe
S01 • E04 Because there was a weakness in the system, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Because there was a weakness in the system,
S01 • E03 And none more impressive than this. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And none more impressive than this.