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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

But certainly to start off with, and particularly Italians, because it was Italians that...

But certainly to start off with, and particularly Italians, because it was Italians that were captured in large number in late 1940, beginning of 1941 in North Africa, most of those were kind of shipped over to Britain

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But certainly to start off with, and particularly Italians,
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because it was Italians that were captured in large number
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in late 1940, beginning of 1941 in North Africa,
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most of those were kind of shipped over to Britain.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:07
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E01 I think coastal defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
I think coastal defenses
S01 • E02 So you can kind of understand the significance of this area. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So you can kind of understand the significance of this area.
S01 • E05 And then within the depths of the mine itself, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And then within the depths of the mine itself,
S01 • E01 I mean, you walk along - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
I mean, you walk along
S01 • E02 Looking at the size of it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Looking at the size of it,
S01 • E07 Facilities at Ridgewell were basic. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Facilities at Ridgewell were basic.
S01 • E04 (plane buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(plane buzzing)
S01 • E07 For these young men, often away from home - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
For these young men, often away from home
S01 • E06 By the end of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
By the end of the war,
S01 • E03 And there were some people, you know, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And there were some people, you know,
S01 • E05 I think there's this whole idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think there's this whole idea
S01 • E01 The whole idea of building up this kind of boundary - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The whole idea of building up this kind of boundary
S01 • E02 I think it's more kind of rifle defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think it's more kind of rifle defenses
S01 • E04 (explosion) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
(explosion)
S01 • E08 (atmospheric music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(atmospheric music)
S01 • E05 And I think that what Britain had seen in the overrunning - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
And I think that what Britain had seen in the overrunning
S01 • E07 Living here in 1943 or 1944, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Living here in 1943 or 1944,
S01 • E01 So, I think there's nothing more natural - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So, I think there's nothing more natural
S01 • E03 Around 1,000 different types of decoys were built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Around 1,000 different types of decoys were built
S01 • E02 Your field of fire isn't that big, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Your field of fire isn't that big,