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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

But, by August, the nation is starting to run low on its stocks of cement, and you can see...

But, by August, the nation is starting to run low on its stocks of cement, and you can see where the design of the wall has turned from solid wall to individual blocks

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But, by August,
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the nation is starting to run low on its stocks of cement,
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and you can see where the design of the wall
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has turned from solid wall to individual blocks.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:55
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E08 Castletown was significantly impacted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Castletown was significantly impacted
S01 • E07 If one of those bombers goes down, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
If one of those bombers goes down,
S01 • E02 The planners needed a safe place on the stop line - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The planners needed a safe place on the stop line
S01 • E06 Over 150,000 of those were based in agriculture. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Over 150,000 of those were based in agriculture.
S01 • E08 Not only was it the target of 46 air raids - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:29
Not only was it the target of 46 air raids
S01 • E03 When the bomber fleet started to arrive, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
When the bomber fleet started to arrive,
S01 • E06 So it's Germans, Italians, and Ukrainians, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So it's Germans, Italians, and Ukrainians,
S01 • E02 This is Crimson Hill tunnel, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
This is Crimson Hill tunnel,
S01 • E04 But they're still dependent, just as they were in 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
But they're still dependent, just as they were in 1940,
S01 • E01 Down on the beach over there, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Down on the beach over there,
S01 • E02 And to obviously avoid the hills behind, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And to obviously avoid the hills behind,
S01 • E07 Okay, this is the chapel, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Okay, this is the chapel,
S01 • E06 So they were hugely significant - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So they were hugely significant
S01 • E03 Timing was essential because the lights had to be turned out - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Timing was essential because the lights had to be turned out
S01 • E01 We've got minefields laid behind it. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
We've got minefields laid behind it.
S01 • E05 What I caught here is the results - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
What I caught here is the results
S01 • E04 We have everything here that enables - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
We have everything here that enables
S01 • E01 Back in 1940, we had belts of barbed wire, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Back in 1940, we had belts of barbed wire,
S01 • E04 We see the airplanes, and everyone sees the visible part, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
We see the airplanes, and everyone sees the visible part,
S01 • E06 The prisoners at Eden Camp - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The prisoners at Eden Camp