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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Bridgewater was strategically important because of its docs

Bridgewater was strategically important because of its docs

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Bridgewater was strategically important
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because of its docs.
Duration
5 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:30
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E07 Whether that was the case, we will never know, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Whether that was the case, we will never know,
S01 • E02 Without them, the Germans would struggle - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Without them, the Germans would struggle
S01 • E04 And they set up, in a field, some wires, some aerials, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And they set up, in a field, some wires, some aerials,
S01 • E01 Undeterred, the man in charge of defenses, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Undeterred, the man in charge of defenses,
S01 • E03 I think the German bombing tactics - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I think the German bombing tactics
S01 • E08 Equipment needed to be gathered - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Equipment needed to be gathered
S01 • E02 Meanwhile, the British would have had - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Meanwhile, the British would have had
S01 • E05 They're gonna keep tabs on the enemy, where they're going, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
They're gonna keep tabs on the enemy, where...
S01 • E06 Many of its former masters and students - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Many of its former masters and students
S01 • E01 Many of Britain's historic buildings along our seacoast - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Many of Britain's historic buildings along our seacoast
S01 • E08 Southern England becomes, basically, a military camp, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Southern England becomes, basically, a military camp,
S01 • E03 Then you have this, kind of, a weird form of tourism, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Then you have this, kind of, a weird form of tourism,
S01 • E02 In the event of an invasion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In the event of an invasion,
S01 • E04 They proved that radio waves would bounce off the aircraft - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
They proved that radio waves would bounce off the aircraft
S01 • E01 There's a whole load of defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There's a whole load of defenses
S01 • E07 Cavalier is preserved here as - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Cavalier is preserved here as
S01 • E02 Ever since the British - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Ever since the British
S01 • E03 After a while it starts getting a little bit more targeted. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
After a while it starts getting a little bit more targeted.
S01 • E06 Caroline Jones is the archivist for Wellington College. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Caroline Jones is the archivist for Wellington College.
S01 • E04 The masts might have been the most visible, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The masts might have been the most visible,