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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Before the Americans even entered the war, these were being built all over the UK

Before the Americans even entered the war, these were being built all over the UK

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Before the Americans even entered the war,
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these were being built all over the UK.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:27
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 • E08 Large ships needed sufficient depth of water - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Large ships needed sufficient depth of water
S01 • E02 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(tense music)
S01 • E06 The country was on its knees, and at breaking point. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The country was on its knees, and at breaking point.
S01 • E07 In fact, the UK was handing over - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
In fact, the UK was handing over
S01 • E05 The entire collection needed to be rehoused far from harm. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The entire collection needed to be rehoused far from harm.
S01 • E04 And then in a gallery overhead, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And then in a gallery overhead,
S01 • E06 With the tide of war gradually turning, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
With the tide of war gradually turning,
S01 • E05 In 1940, Winston Churchill famously said - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
In 1940, Winston Churchill famously said
S01 • E02 He'd had firsthand experience - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
He'd had firsthand experience
S01 • E08 So these Mulberry harbors were towed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
So these Mulberry harbors were towed
S01 • E03 Black Down in Somerset is home - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Black Down in Somerset is home
S01 • E07 The base consists of three 2,000 meter long runways. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The base consists of three 2,000 meter long runways.
S01 • E06 Out in the wider world, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
Out in the wider world,
S01 • E03 This unassuming terrain, hosted a little known - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This unassuming terrain, hosted a little known
S01 • E07 It had 50 individual hardstands for the bombers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It had 50 individual hardstands for the bombers,
S01 • E04 (planes buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
(planes buzzing)
S01 • E01 The only remaining problem was how to defend - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The only remaining problem was how to defend
S01 • E08 The purpose of Mulberry harbors - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The purpose of Mulberry harbors
S01 • E02 And he put an emphasis on having a mobile reaction force - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And he put an emphasis on having a mobile reaction force
S01 • E03 Codenamed as a Starfish site, it was one of around - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Codenamed as a Starfish site, it was one of around