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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Because of its imperial commitments the British Navy was dispersed, and that meant that it...

Because of its imperial commitments the British Navy was dispersed, and that meant that it was very difficult to bring them together to defend the country in the summer of 1940

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Because of its imperial commitments
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the British Navy was dispersed,
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and that meant that it was very difficult
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to bring them together to defend the country
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in the summer of 1940.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:15
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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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 (plane buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(plane buzzing)
S01 • E03 What made it attractive is it had a steel frame, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
What made it attractive is it had a steel frame,
S01 • E08 Testing on this wall, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Testing on this wall,
S01 • E02 But even in 1940, the thinking behind these lines - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But even in 1940, the thinking behind these lines
S01 • E05 To keep their cover, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
To keep their cover,
S01 • E04 You've got to remember, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
You've got to remember,
S01 • E06 I think where Britain is so far ahead of Germany - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
I think where Britain is so far ahead of Germany
S01 • E01 Coastal defenses of all types were built at speed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Coastal defenses of all types were built at speed
S01 • E02 So the experience of the First World War - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So the experience of the First World War
S01 • E03 So that if a bomb had fallen and hit the courtyard - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So that if a bomb had fallen and hit the courtyard
S01 • E07 In the early years of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
In the early years of the war,
S01 • E03 And so it was a strong building, but it also was vulnerable. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And so it was a strong building, but it also was vulnerable.
S01 • E02 We've got the Maginot Line of fortifications in France, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
We've got the Maginot Line of fortifications in France,
S01 • E05 To this day, many remain undiscovered. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To this day, many remain undiscovered.
S01 • E06 It's not until very late in the war - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It's not until very late in the war
S01 • E08 On D-Day itself, they didn't use the Double Onion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
On D-Day itself, they didn't use the Double Onion,
S01 • E04 (plane buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(plane buzzing)
S01 • E01 Several mine towers and over 150,000 defense mines - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Several mine towers and over 150,000 defense mines
S01 • E03 So what Britain did is it began to strengthen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So what Britain did is it began to strengthen
S01 • E05 The bunkers that the Auxiliary Units were inhabiting - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The bunkers that the Auxiliary Units were inhabiting