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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Besides being utilized as command centers, many of the south coast's existing historic...

Besides being utilized as command centers, many of the south coast's existing historic bases were pressed back into active service

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Besides being utilized as command centers,
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many of the south coast's existing historic bases
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were pressed back into active service.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:32
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 • E04 But then my great grandfather - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But then my great grandfather
S01 • E07 Then through 1943, the Mediterranean again, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Then through 1943, the Mediterranean again,
S01 • E02 The idea of the LDV was that they would look, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The idea of the LDV was that they would look,
S01 • E03 You know, they're sectional, corrugated iron - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
You know, they're sectional, corrugated iron
S01 • E08 For some villages in the south of England, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
For some villages in the south of England,
S01 • E01 (gentle thoughtful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
(gentle thoughtful music)
S01 • E05 Rather than fighting traditional battles out in the open, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Rather than fighting traditional battles out in the open,
S01 • E07 The thing to me that brings this home - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
The thing to me that brings this home
S01 • E06 "In order to perform these last two functions, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
"In order to perform these last two functions,
S01 • E03 So you'd have to have about a foot of earth over the top, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
So you'd have to have about a foot of earth over the...
S01 • E02 In other words, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
In other words,
S01 • E04 In May 1940, the pub got some new regulars. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
In May 1940, the pub got some new regulars.
S01 • E02 Their role is to observe them - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Their role is to observe them
S01 • E01 It was completed in 1871 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It was completed in 1871
S01 • E04 With a fast unfolding war, the researchers at Bawdsey - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
With a fast unfolding war, the researchers at Bawdsey
S01 • E08 I'm stood here by one of the doors - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
I'm stood here by one of the doors
S01 • E03 The Anderson shelters were the brainchild - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The Anderson shelters were the brainchild
S01 • E02 By May, 1940 the government realized - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
By May, 1940 the government realized
S01 • E05 But in the event of an invasion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But in the event of an invasion,
S01 • E04 With the old manor now a target for aerial bombers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
With the old manor now a target for aerial bombers,