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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

D-Day was the code word for the actual day the invasion would take place

D-Day was the code word for the actual day the invasion would take place

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D-Day was the code word
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for the actual day the invasion would take place.
Duration
5 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:40
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 • E05 Barges containing thousands of heavily armored German troops - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
Barges containing thousands of heavily armored German troops
S01 • E08 We take it for granted now - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
We take it for granted now
S01 • E03 The Germans had set their sights on clearing the way - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The Germans had set their sights on clearing the way
S01 • E06 (machinery whirring) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(machinery whirring)
S01 • E04 But by the late 1930s, everything had changed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But by the late 1930s, everything had changed.
S01 • E07 Britain had ruled the waves for 500 years, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Britain had ruled the waves for 500 years,
S01 • E02 The commander-in-chief of the home forces, Edmund Ironside - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The commander-in-chief of the home forces, Edmund Ironside
S01 • E04 The Luftwaffe, Germany's crack air force, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The Luftwaffe, Germany's crack air force,
S01 • E01 And one intent on conquering the whole of Europe. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And one intent on conquering the whole of Europe.
S01 • E08 Like so many aspects of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Like so many aspects of the war,
S01 • E06 So as war looked increasingly likely, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
So as war looked increasingly likely,
S01 • E04 (dramatic drum music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(dramatic drum music)
S01 • E03 Once the invasion came, it would have been down to - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Once the invasion came, it would have been down to
S01 • E01 What one has to understand is that Germany is set up - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:28
What one has to understand is that Germany is set up
S01 • E02 But then, if that was to happen, to try and contain them. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But then, if that was to happen, to try and contain them.
S01 • E02 We also have the country being compartmentalized. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
We also have the country being compartmentalized.
S01 • E08 Much of that planning took place in this building, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Much of that planning took place in this building,
S01 • E05 With London in Hitler's sites, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
With London in Hitler's sites,
S01 • E07 People often forget that, yes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
People often forget that, yes,
S01 • E04 Adolf Hitler's barbaric form of warfare, the Blitzkrieg, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Adolf Hitler's barbaric form of warfare, the...