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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

And so with every week that passed, every month that passed, so that situation improved...

And so with every week that passed, every month that passed, so that situation improved because the British Army was so small in 1939, the first part of 1940, deliberately so

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And so with every week that passed,
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every month that passed, so that situation improved
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because the British Army was so small in 1939,
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the first part of 1940, deliberately so.
Duration
11 seconds
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17
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:43
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 • E05 (birds chirp) (soft tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
(birds chirp) (soft tense music)
S01 • E04 Linda Duffield is a volunteer - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Linda Duffield is a volunteer
S01 • E08 Now it stands as a symbol of a vanished past, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Now it stands as a symbol of a vanished past,
S01 • E07 We have Japanese codes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
We have Japanese codes,
S01 • E03 I think the legacy of the Luftwaffe's bombing campaign - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think the legacy of the Luftwaffe's bombing campaign
S01 • E04 Although Kenley had an illustrious career in Word War I, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:21
Although Kenley had an illustrious career in Word War I,
S01 • E03 London, Portsmouth, Southampton, Exeter, Glasgow, Liverpool. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
London, Portsmouth, Southampton, Exeter, Glasgow, Liverpool.
S01 • E06 Every year in November, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Every year in November,
S01 • E01 We did naval power. Britain does burgeoning airpower. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
We did naval power. Britain does burgeoning airpower.
S01 • E01 But the army bit, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
But the army bit,
S01 • E07 We often think that code-breaking - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
We often think that code-breaking
S01 • E03 You walk down most streets in the center of, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
You walk down most streets in the center of,
S01 • E02 Although a lot of cash and construction effort - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Although a lot of cash and construction effort
S01 • E05 But in the event of an invasion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But in the event of an invasion,
S01 • E08 Four years after Dunkirk - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Four years after Dunkirk
S01 • E01 Then France collapses and suddenly it's like, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Then France collapses and suddenly it's like,
S01 • E03 And right in the middle of it, there - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And right in the middle of it, there
S01 • E05 Our heritage and culture would've also gone underground. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Our heritage and culture would've also gone...
S01 • E06 The boys and buildings of Wellington College - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The boys and buildings of Wellington College
S01 • E01 But you can't just click your fingers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But you can't just click your fingers