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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

As a fairly new addition to the coastal crust defense, volunteers were called upon to help...

As a fairly new addition to the coastal crust defense, volunteers were called upon to help man the site

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As a fairly new addition
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to the coastal crust defense,
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volunteers were called upon to help man the site.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:48
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 • E07 This was as close as the Germans got - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
This was as close as the Germans got
S01 • E02 Every hour, the home guard could buy, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Every hour, the home guard could buy,
S01 • E03 (gentle music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(gentle music)
S01 • E04 We've got others on the other side of the airfield - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
We've got others on the other side of the airfield
S01 • E06 And so, not for the first time, the country turned to women. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And so, not for the first time, the country turned to women.
S01 • E01 So when the war broke out, there were lots of calls - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So when the war broke out, there were lots of calls
S01 • E04 We've also got others that are corrugated steel, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We've also got others that are corrugated steel,
S01 • E05 At the start of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
At the start of the war,
S01 • E02 (tense music) (guns shooting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(tense music) (guns shooting)
S01 • E06 So, the Women's Land Army - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So, the Women's Land Army
S01 • E04 All that is testament to how quickly - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
All that is testament to how quickly
S01 • E01 And within 24 hours, over 1/4 of a million men - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And within 24 hours, over 1/4 of a million men
S01 • E07 They did come to the conclusion that breaking Enigma - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
They did come to the conclusion that breaking Enigma
S01 • E03 This complex maze that lies 30 meters below ground - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
This complex maze that lies 30 meters below ground
S01 • E08 For victory as the first planes get away, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
For victory as the first planes get away,
S01 • E01 So there is this kind of enthusiasm - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So there is this kind of enthusiasm
S01 • E04 This is something where everybody's just grabbed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This is something where everybody's just grabbed
S01 • E08 The very first act of D-Day - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The very first act of D-Day
S01 • E03 22 miles of intersecting and crisscrossing passages. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
22 miles of intersecting and crisscrossing passages.
S01 • E06 So most of them wouldn't have had - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So most of them wouldn't have had