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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

And we're talking about 67 American airfields with roughly, on a Type A aerodrome, almost...

And we're talking about 67 American airfields with roughly, on a Type A aerodrome, almost 3,000 American servicemen

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And we're talking about 67 American airfields
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with roughly, on a Type A aerodrome,
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almost 3,000 American servicemen.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:04
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 • E04 This information was then fed back - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
This information was then fed back
S01 • E06 And with the number of successes mounting, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And with the number of successes mounting,
S01 • E03 It's November 1940, the idea being - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
It's November 1940, the idea being
S01 • E01 Towards the end of 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Towards the end of 1940,
S01 • E02 They were built at key points on the existing stop lines - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
They were built at key points on the existing stop lines
S01 • E07 You know, we're talking 150,000 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
You know, we're talking 150,000
S01 • E08 In the waters off Castletown - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
In the waters off Castletown
S01 • E05 With no strategic buildings and even less infrastructure, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
With no strategic buildings and even less infrastructure,
S01 • E03 The raid that hit Coventry - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The raid that hit Coventry
S01 • E06 One of the side effects of fighting wars - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
One of the side effects of fighting wars
S01 • E07 These bomber bases are very different - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These bomber bases are very different
S01 • E08 They sit next to a pier that was used by troops - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They sit next to a pier that was used by troops
S01 • E01 Although often poorly-manned and dependent on obsolete - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Although often poorly-manned and dependent on obsolete
S01 • E04 By the time of the Battle of Britain, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
By the time of the Battle of Britain,
S01 • E03 4,000 homes were destroyed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
4,000 homes were destroyed,
S01 • E08 The site is now owned by local businessman, Derek Luckhurst, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The site is now owned by local businessman, Derek Luckhurst,
S01 • E07 They're much larger, housing bigger planes - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They're much larger, housing bigger planes
S01 • E02 Andrew has brought Neil to one of these strongholds, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Andrew has brought Neil to one of these strongholds,
S01 • E06 And so what you have in Britain are prisoners of war camps. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And so what you have in Britain are prisoners of war camps.
S01 • E06 There is a whole culture - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
There is a whole culture