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But it wasn't just buildings that were requisitioned
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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

But it wasn't just buildings that were requisitioned

But it wasn't just buildings that were requisitioned

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But it wasn't just buildings that were requisitioned.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:41
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 • E04 They were kind of like a little pop-up gun position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
They were kind of like a little pop-up gun position
S01 • E02 By the following day, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
By the following day,
S01 • E06 Short of supplies, and desperate for food, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Short of supplies, and desperate for food,
S01 • E02 (explosion booming) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:29
(explosion booming)
S01 • E03 Crammed with bunk beds, canteens and washing facilities, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Crammed with bunk beds, canteens and washing facilities,
S01 • E05 The Germans couldn't reach Bristol at the beginning - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The Germans couldn't reach Bristol at the beginning
S01 • E01 (keyboard clacking) (gentle tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(keyboard clacking) (gentle tense music)
S01 • E07 I think the way to look at Bletchley is that - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
I think the way to look at Bletchley is that
S01 • E08 And, ultimately, he advises Eisenhower - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And, ultimately, he advises Eisenhower
S01 • E04 The inconspicuous gun position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The inconspicuous gun position
S01 • E06 Throughout the 1930s, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Throughout the 1930s,
S01 • E04 A compressed air-driven jack inside one of them - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
A compressed air-driven jack inside one of them
S01 • E01 World War II enthusiast Paul Britchford - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
World War II enthusiast Paul Britchford
S01 • E07 And British and Allied intelligence works best - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And British and Allied intelligence works best
S01 • E03 That plan never materialized and all were - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
That plan never materialized and all were
S01 • E05 So if London was bombed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So if London was bombed,
S01 • E01 His friend, Ted Warmsley, has lived here since childhood. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
His friend, Ted Warmsley, has lived here since childhood.
S01 • E06 The world's largest merchant navy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The world's largest merchant navy
S01 • E04 The main idea behind these forts - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The main idea behind these forts
S01 • E05 The BBC said, "Well, let's go to Bristol." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
The BBC said, "Well, let's go to Bristol."