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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(bombs exploding) I think a couple of people were killed

(bombs exploding) I think a couple of people were killed

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I think a couple of people were killed.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:10
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 • E01 80 years after the last gun blast, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
80 years after the last gun blast,
S01 • E05 Sometimes they may have just been a very, very small unit - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Sometimes they may have just been a very, very small unit
S01 • E02 And you can really get the sense of why you've got - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And you can really get the sense of why you've got
S01 • E06 "Boys now cover up the shelters with rubble and earth - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
"Boys now cover up the shelters with rubble and earth
S01 • E04 (bombs exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(bombs exploding)
S01 • E03 After losing the Battle of Britain in September 1940 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:26
After losing the Battle of Britain in September 1940
S01 • E08 And, of course, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And, of course,
S01 • E05 You had specialist members of the Auxiliary Units - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
You had specialist members of the Auxiliary Units
S01 • E07 But even the most powerful navy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
But even the most powerful navy
S01 • E08 There are plenty of hills around here in Dorset - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
There are plenty of hills around here in Dorset
S01 • E01 With the Victorian structures, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
With the Victorian structures,
S01 • E02 Most pillbox in these isolated countryside - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Most pillbox in these isolated countryside
S01 • E04 The whole set-up disappeared almost overnight. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The whole set-up disappeared almost overnight.
S01 • E01 Just from looking around, you can see the red brickwork, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Just from looking around, you can see the red brickwork,
S01 • E07 For many years after the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
For many years after the war,
S01 • E02 And on the top of this pillbox, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And on the top of this pillbox,
S01 • E08 They would have been practicing on the tank battle runs, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
They would have been practicing on the tank battle runs,
S01 • E04 Eventually, I think in '42, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Eventually, I think in '42,
S01 • E06 We've got some very vivid descriptions - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
We've got some very vivid descriptions
S01 • E01 You've got solid, brick-built walls, as well, throughout. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
You've got solid, brick-built walls, as well,...