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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Britain's defense structures needed to be fortified and make use of the latest technology

Britain's defense structures needed to be fortified and make use of the latest technology

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Britain's defense structures needed to be fortified
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and make use of the latest technology.
Duration
7 seconds
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19
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:24
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E07 Bletchley had a huge workforce of both civilian - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Bletchley had a huge workforce of both civilian
S01 • E05 ♪ The world that lies before you ♪ - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
♪ The world that lies before you ♪
S01 • E03 Over 6,000 of these concrete blocks - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Over 6,000 of these concrete blocks
S01 • E04 There was a shelter that people stood under to fire from. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There was a shelter that people stood under to fire from.
S01 • E06 Even the wealthiest and most privileged - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Even the wealthiest and most privileged
S01 • E01 What they wanted to do was be able to use radio waves - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
What they wanted to do was be able to use radio waves
S01 • E07 You have women who were members - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
You have women who were members
S01 • E05 She was basically Britain's only broadcaster, and therefore, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
She was basically Britain's only broadcaster, and...
S01 • E04 The point of this is that every service person - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
The point of this is that every service person
S01 • E03 Back in London, many of the communal surface shelters - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Back in London, many of the communal surface shelters
S01 • E08 D-Day had been originally planned for the 5th of June, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
D-Day had been originally planned for the 5th of June,
S01 • E06 If you had a reasonably big - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:31
If you had a reasonably big
S01 • E07 And you've got civilian women who answered adverts - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And you've got civilian women who answered adverts
S01 • E01 And the trouble was - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
And the trouble was
S01 • E02 But the brick work, if you'd take a blow from the side - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But the brick work, if you'd take a blow from the side
S01 • E05 You gotta remember that even households - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
You gotta remember that even households
S01 • E08 So Eisenhower convened a meeting in this very room - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So Eisenhower convened a meeting in this very room
S01 • E07 And it was a real community that built up around Bletchley. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it was a real community that built up around Bletchley.
S01 • E07 There's a wonderful story of a married couple - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
There's a wonderful story of a married couple
S01 • E08 If he didn't go in this window of good weather - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
If he didn't go in this window of good weather