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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Creating the Cabinet War Rooms was a daring manoeuvre, an enemy target hidden in plain...

Creating the Cabinet War Rooms was a daring manoeuvre, an enemy target hidden in plain sight

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Creating the Cabinet War Rooms
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was a daring manoeuvre,
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an enemy target hidden in plain sight.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:33
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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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 So coordinating these huge armed forces to target Britain. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So coordinating these huge armed forces to target Britain.
S01 • E04 There are one or two others around - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There are one or two others around
S01 • E08 There's even a case where a Frenchman, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
There's even a case where a Frenchman,
S01 • E07 Everybody is completely focused on the war effort. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Everybody is completely focused on the war effort.
S01 • E05 It's pretty sparse, but there'd be enough beds for everyone, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
It's pretty sparse, but there'd be enough beds for...
S01 • E01 I think when you look at Sea Lion as an operation, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I think when you look at Sea Lion as an operation,
S01 • E03 But converting an old and already - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But converting an old and already
S01 • E02 But for this, they would have had to pay the ultimate price. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But for this, they would have had to pay the ultimate price.
S01 • E06 And the Home Guard was the opportunity for them - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And the Home Guard was the opportunity for them
S01 • E08 There were plans of the Atlantic Wall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
There were plans of the Atlantic Wall
S01 • E04 The genius behind an embryonic idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
The genius behind an embryonic idea
S01 • E02 As the River Parrett snakes its way - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
As the River Parrett snakes its way
S01 • E07 You'd have had the crews from those that were in the basins - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
You'd have had the crews from those that were in the...
S01 • E03 It was never bombproof, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was never bombproof,
S01 • E01 You've gotta have the air force - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You've gotta have the air force
S01 • E03 It was strengthened and it was good enough - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was strengthened and it was good enough
S01 • E06 And so many teenage boys - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And so many teenage boys
S01 • E08 So there was a wide range of sources - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
So there was a wide range of sources
S01 • E01 This is an immensely difficult logistical operation. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is an immensely difficult logistical operation.
S01 • E03 Because Britain didn't seek a war in the 1930s, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Because Britain didn't seek a war in the 1930s,