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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

By utilizing every possible resource, these secretive shadow factories continued...

By utilizing every possible resource, these secretive shadow factories continued manufacturing Britain's munitions and military machinery even during the darkest days of the Blitz

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By utilizing every possible resource,
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these secretive shadow factories
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continued manufacturing Britain's munitions
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and military machinery
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even during the darkest days of the Blitz.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:48
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 • E02 Now, Plymouth had its own stock stop line around it. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Now, Plymouth had its own stock stop line around it.
S01 • E08 This wall was built in 1943 by Canadian troops - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This wall was built in 1943 by Canadian troops
S01 • E03 During 1940, preparations were being made - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
During 1940, preparations were being made
S01 • E01 A man who had served in the First World War - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
A man who had served in the First World War
S01 • E02 The Plymouth kind of utilized the old kind of Napoleonic - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The Plymouth kind of utilized the old kind of Napoleonic
S01 • E01 A man that was used to getting his hands dirty - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
A man that was used to getting his hands dirty
S01 • E04 A short-range system was still desperately needed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
A short-range system was still desperately needed.
S01 • E08 The purpose of this wall, really, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The purpose of this wall, really,
S01 • E02 And they were largely in place - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And they were largely in place
S01 • E04 Research work continued by both service men and women, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Research work continued by both service men and women,
S01 • E06 But as the threat of invasion mounted and then receded, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But as the threat of invasion mounted and then receded,
S01 • E07 This isn't a dockyard that was built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This isn't a dockyard that was built
S01 • E02 So that was already fairly well protected as such. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So that was already fairly well protected as such.
S01 • E05 Churchill had always vowed we would fight on. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Churchill had always vowed we would fight on.
S01 • E02 But this was brand new and it's absolutely something - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But this was brand new and it's absolutely something
S01 • E04 When she was posted to Bawdsey, she said, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
When she was posted to Bawdsey, she said,
S01 • E05 Since becoming prime minister in May 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Since becoming prime minister in May 1940,
S01 • E08 And it's got steel reinforcing inside it - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it's got steel reinforcing inside it
S01 • E01 Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built
S01 • E06 And the defenses, the buildings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And the defenses, the buildings,