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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Britain's a maritime nation, and it's always prided itself on its Navy

Britain's a maritime nation, and it's always prided itself on its Navy

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Britain's a maritime nation,
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and it's always prided itself on its Navy.
Duration
7 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:42
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 They were to become the famous Cabinet War Rooms, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They were to become the famous Cabinet War Rooms,
S01 • E01 So if you can imagine scaffolding with an upright, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So if you can imagine scaffolding with an upright,
S01 • E05 But these were the men and women at the cutting edge - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But these were the men and women at the cutting edge
S01 • E04 But back then, no one knew if our radar technology - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But back then, no one knew if our radar technology
S01 • E02 We've got railway blocks, road blocks, barbed wire, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We've got railway blocks, road blocks, barbed wire,
S01 • E07 The ship building going on between the wars - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
The ship building going on between the wars
S01 • E08 What the Canadians were testing right at this spot - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
What the Canadians were testing right at this spot
S01 • E06 (birds chirping) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(birds chirping)
S01 • E02 To think that it was planned and built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To think that it was planned and built
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 • 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 • E03 Whitehall, Westminster, Central London. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Whitehall, Westminster, Central London.
S01 • E07 Shipyards are making - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Shipyards are making
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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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