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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Despite the war, boys were still at school, and the Home Guard gave them the chance to...

Despite the war, boys were still at school, and the Home Guard gave them the chance to play at soldiers before being called up

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Despite the war, boys were still at school,
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and the Home Guard gave them the chance to play at soldiers
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before being called up.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:22
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 • E07 We think about 17,000 people were employed here, then. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
We think about 17,000 people were employed here, then.
S01 • E02 If a full invasion happened, this one pillbox by itself, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
If a full invasion happened, this one pillbox by itself,
S01 • E05 (footsteps shuffle) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(footsteps shuffle)
S01 • E03 But in the end, you know, they know that the bombers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But in the end, you know, they know that the bombers
S01 • E01 Hitler wanted to mobilize the Luftwaffe, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Hitler wanted to mobilize the Luftwaffe,
S01 • E04 The mast behind me is the last surviving - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The mast behind me is the last surviving
S01 • E07 As the war went on, a lot of those manual - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
As the war went on, a lot of those manual
S01 • E02 (airplane swooshing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(airplane swooshing)
S01 • E08 Ordinary French civilians - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Ordinary French civilians
S01 • E06 Teenage boys who were brought up - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Teenage boys who were brought up
S01 • E03 Creating the Cabinet War Rooms - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Creating the Cabinet War Rooms
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 • 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 • E03 But converting an old and already - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But converting an old and already
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 • 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