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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

But just how were these crumbling structures meant to operate?

But just how were these crumbling structures meant to operate?

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But just how were these crumbling structures
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meant to operate?
Duration
5 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:19
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E02 And more importantly, would they be effective - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And more importantly, would they be effective
S01 • E04 Mary Wain and Graham Randall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Mary Wain and Graham Randall
S01 • E07 That gun is no longer working, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
That gun is no longer working,
S01 • E03 Otherwise, it's going to cause a lot of death - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Otherwise, it's going to cause a lot of death
S01 • E05 So wireless transmitters were installed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
So wireless transmitters were installed
S01 • E06 So you can see in some areas on the sandstone walls - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So you can see in some areas on the sandstone walls
S01 • E04 It was the first operational radar station in the world. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was the first operational radar station in the world.
S01 • E01 So it needs to be a sort of flexible defense - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So it needs to be a sort of flexible defense
S01 • E08 With the armada gathered along the south coast, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
With the armada gathered along the south coast,
S01 • E03 Like all the defense buildings, the infantry pillbox - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Like all the defense buildings, the infantry pillbox
S01 • E06 3 1/2 miles of tunnels - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
3 1/2 miles of tunnels
S01 • E02 In 1940, general Tiny Ironside became the commander - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In 1940, general Tiny Ironside became the commander
S01 • E01 Its six sides gave a 360-degree defensive capability - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Its six sides gave a 360-degree defensive capability
S01 • E04 It became a template, then, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It became a template, then,
S01 • E07 No laser-guided missile or anything like that. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
No laser-guided missile or anything like that.
S01 • E03 British concrete was made with lime - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
British concrete was made with lime
S01 • E05 But by then, Hitler would probably be making the most - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
But by then, Hitler would probably be making the most
S01 • E08 No one can be 100% sure what awaited them - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
No one can be 100% sure what awaited them
S01 • E07 That is just pure gunnery skill. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
That is just pure gunnery skill.
S01 • E02 But due to a drastic shortage of manpower and weaponry, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
But due to a drastic shortage of manpower and weaponry,