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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Bawdsey became the center of ground-breaking scientific development, and specifically, one...

Bawdsey became the center of ground-breaking scientific development, and specifically, one structural device that would give us the upper hand in aerial warfare

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Bawdsey became the center
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of ground-breaking scientific development,
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and specifically, one structural device
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that would give us the upper hand in aerial warfare.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:12
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 And on one of the guns, if you look at it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
And on one of the guns, if you look at it,
S01 • E03 If you were signed on at the Labour Exchange as unemployed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
If you were signed on at the Labour Exchange as unemployed,
S01 • E06 As the workers had cleared all of the fields away, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
As the workers had cleared all of the fields away,
S01 • E01 And this would be able to control that defensive position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
And this would be able to control that defensive position
S01 • E03 Inside this pillbox there is a piece of shuttering - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Inside this pillbox there is a piece of shuttering
S01 • E02 But just how were these crumbling structures - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But just how were these crumbling structures
S01 • E08 And this, obviously, kept the German's attention elsewhere, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And this, obviously, kept the German's attention...
S01 • E02 And more importantly, would they be effective - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And more importantly, would they be effective
S01 • E04 Mary Wain and Graham Randall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Mary Wain and Graham Randall
S01 • E05 So wireless transmitters were installed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
So wireless transmitters were installed
S01 • E03 Otherwise, it's going to cause a lot of death - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Otherwise, it's going to cause a lot of death
S01 • E07 That gun is no longer working, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
That gun is no longer working,
S01 • E06 So you can see in some areas on the sandstone walls - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So you can see in some areas on the sandstone walls
S01 • E01 So it needs to be a sort of flexible defense - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So it needs to be a sort of flexible defense
S01 • E04 It was the first operational radar station in the world. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was the first operational radar station in the world.
S01 • E08 With the armada gathered along the south coast, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
With the armada gathered along the south coast,
S01 • E03 Like all the defense buildings, the infantry pillbox - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Like all the defense buildings, the infantry pillbox
S01 • E06 3 1/2 miles of tunnels - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
3 1/2 miles of tunnels
S01 • E02 In 1940, general Tiny Ironside became the commander - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In 1940, general Tiny Ironside became the commander
S01 • E01 Its six sides gave a 360-degree defensive capability - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Its six sides gave a 360-degree defensive capability