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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

But despite all their building precautions, on the 8th of October, 1940, the reality of...

But despite all their building precautions, on the 8th of October, 1940, the reality of war came home to Wellington

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But despite all their building precautions,
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on the 8th of October, 1940,
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the reality of war came home to Wellington.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:55
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 It would have been a lot quicker to build - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It would have been a lot quicker to build
S01 • E05 There's a really good example in Cornwall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There's a really good example in Cornwall
S01 • E04 So, subsequently, Malvern eventually seems to get - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So, subsequently, Malvern eventually seems to get
S01 • E07 It was the tale of how a group of intellectual misfits - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
It was the tale of how a group of intellectual misfits
S01 • E05 The first people that patrol would have - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The first people that patrol would have
S01 • E01 The radar center, in particular, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The radar center, in particular,
S01 • E04 (soft electronic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
(soft electronic music)
S01 • E06 (sirens wailing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(sirens wailing)
S01 • E03 But during those 50 odd nights from September 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
But during those 50 odd nights from September 1940,
S01 • E02 There would have been a railway track - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There would have been a railway track
S01 • E02 So why on earth are you gonna put - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So why on earth are you gonna put
S01 • E08 I think there was probably in excess of 800 vessels - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think there was probably in excess of 800 vessels
S01 • E05 To this day, many members of local communities - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
To this day, many members of local communities
S01 • E01 A load of pigeons are nesting on it, you can see from afar. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
A load of pigeons are nesting on it, you can see from afar.
S01 • E08 Well, they landed on what many know as bloody Omaha, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
Well, they landed on what many know as bloody Omaha,
S01 • E07 In 1938, with war seeming inevitable, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In 1938, with war seeming inevitable,
S01 • E01 The challenge more is not that it's World War II, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The challenge more is not that it's World War II,
S01 • E02 This is the gun - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This is the gun
S01 • E03 The Blitz caused widespread devastation. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The Blitz caused widespread devastation.
S01 • E05 But before the worst came to the worst, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
But before the worst came to the worst,