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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(birds chirping) With the country at all-out war, everybody and every building had a role...

(birds chirping) With the country at all-out war, everybody and every building had a role to play

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(birds chirping)
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With the country at all-out war,
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everybody and every building had a role to play.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:53
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E05 (soft tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:21
(soft tense music)
S01 • E04 (plane buzzing) (bomb exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(plane buzzing) (bomb exploding)
S01 • E03 Whitehall, Westminster, Central London. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Whitehall, Westminster, Central London.
S01 • E01 And they've got Dannert concertina wire obstacles. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And they've got Dannert concertina wire obstacles.
S01 • E02 I'm gonna suggest that maybe you have a look - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
I'm gonna suggest that maybe you have a look
S01 • E07 Shipyards are making - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Shipyards are making
S01 • E01 And you see the photographs, the big reels of wire. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And you see the photographs, the big reels of wire.
S01 • E08 And the idea is the tank would approach the defense, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And the idea is the tank would approach the defense,
S01 • E03 12 feet beneath office workers and city pedestrians, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
12 feet beneath office workers and city pedestrians,
S01 • E04 In 1940, Britain was on the brink of being invaded - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In 1940, Britain was on the brink of being invaded
S01 • E01 Then you combine that with a minefield or two as well. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Then you combine that with a minefield or two as well.
S01 • E06 Facing an ever-increasing manpower shortage, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Facing an ever-increasing manpower shortage,
S01 • E07 And feverishly building new merchant tonnage - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And feverishly building new merchant tonnage
S01 • E02 Very out of keeping with the rest of that section - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Very out of keeping with the rest of that section
S01 • E08 And because they were on this frame, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And because they were on this frame,
S01 • E03 It was here that Winston Churchill and his inner circle - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It was here that Winston Churchill and his inner circle
S01 • E01 Then you get a little bit further in - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
Then you get a little bit further in
S01 • E04 With our army battered after the beaches of Dunkirk, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
With our army battered after the beaches of Dunkirk,
S01 • E06 The National Service Armed Forces Act meant conscription. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The National Service Armed Forces Act meant conscription.
S01 • E02 It's incredible to think - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It's incredible to think