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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(dramatic drum music) Our island of vast coastlines and industrious cities were under...

(dramatic drum music) Our island of vast coastlines and industrious cities were under threat from bombs jettisoned overhead

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(dramatic drum music)
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Our island of vast coastlines and industrious cities
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were under threat from bombs jettisoned overhead.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:55
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • 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...
S01 • E02 So there are 50 kind of Stop Lines, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So there are 50 kind of Stop Lines,
S01 • E03 Hopefully giving time to our depleted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Hopefully giving time to our depleted
S01 • E08 It was the headquarters of Admiral Ramsay, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It was the headquarters of Admiral Ramsay,
S01 • E07 From the outbreak of war, the war at sea, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
From the outbreak of war, the war at sea,
S01 • E06 As early as 1935, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
As early as 1935,
S01 • E02 1939, he expected to be made commander - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
1939, he expected to be made commander
S01 • E08 General Eisenhower, the overall commander, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
General Eisenhower, the overall commander,
S01 • E05 The protection of the royal family in the event - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The protection of the royal family in the event
S01 • E04 And no matter how industrious the groundswell - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And no matter how industrious the groundswell
S01 • E07 The Royal Navy was in action from September 1939 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The Royal Navy was in action from September 1939
S01 • E03 But they could have only held out for so long, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
But they could have only held out for so long,
S01 • E06 Initially, they were secondary sites, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Initially, they were secondary sites,