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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Britain hunkered down for what must have felt something like a medieval siege

Britain hunkered down for what must have felt something like a medieval siege

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Britain hunkered down
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for what must have felt something like a medieval siege.
Duration
7 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:43
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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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 • E03 If the Germans succeeded in breaking - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
If the Germans succeeded in breaking
S01 • E07 But by Christmas, the attack had ground to a halt - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But by Christmas, the attack had ground to a halt
S01 • E01 The very ones Winston Churchill urged us to fight on, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The very ones Winston Churchill urged us to fight on,
S01 • E06 (explosions booming) (gun blasting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(explosions booming) (gun blasting)
S01 • E04 By keeping the fight away from our shores - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
By keeping the fight away from our shores
S01 • E08 The invasion of the French coast - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
The invasion of the French coast
S01 • E02 What was the plan if the fighting on the beaches was lost - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
What was the plan if the fighting on the beaches was lost
S01 • E01 As an island nation, rich in resources - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
As an island nation, rich in resources
S01 • E03 As an island nation rich in resources - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
As an island nation rich in resources
S01 • E07 Meanwhile, America had entered the war - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Meanwhile, America had entered the war
S01 • E05 Churchill famously said, "We shall never surrender," - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Churchill famously said, "We shall never...
S01 • E06 To survive and fight on, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
To survive and fight on,
S01 • E01 There was the Romans, the Saxons, and the Vikings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
There was the Romans, the Saxons, and the Vikings,
S01 • E03 There was the Romans, the Saxons and the Vikings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
There was the Romans, the Saxons and the Vikings,
S01 • E04 (ominous orchestral music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
(ominous orchestral music)
S01 • E02 Today, perhaps the most common and visible reminder - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Today, perhaps the most common and visible reminder
S01 • E07 It was time for the allies to go on the offensive, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
It was time for the allies to go on the offensive,
S01 • E06 And, increasingly dependent on the harassed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
And, increasingly dependent on the harassed,
S01 • E08 In the early summer of 1944, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
In the early summer of 1944,
S01 • E02 I think a lot of us are probably quite used - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
I think a lot of us are probably quite used