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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(dramatic music) One of the greatest disasters in history seemed in the making

(dramatic music) One of the greatest disasters in history seemed in the making

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One of the greatest disasters in history
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seemed in the making.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:36
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 Standing on the southern boundary of the decoy site, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Standing on the southern boundary of the decoy site,
S01 • E01 But 80 years ago, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But 80 years ago,
S01 • E05 But at the end of the day, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But at the end of the day,
S01 • E08 A flexible roadway on a floating pier - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
A flexible roadway on a floating pier
S01 • E02 I mean, you know, when you look - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I mean, you know, when you look
S01 • E07 They regard them with the same opprobrium - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
They regard them with the same opprobrium
S01 • E04 Volunteers armed with a basic - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Volunteers armed with a basic
S01 • E01 Battlefield archeologist Peter Hibbs - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Battlefield archeologist Peter Hibbs
S01 • E06 Some of them would have been barrack huts, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Some of them would have been barrack huts,
S01 • E07 And so when you did bail out your plane - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And so when you did bail out your plane
S01 • E08 The idea was to create two Mulberry harbors, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
The idea was to create two Mulberry harbors,
S01 • E05 (upbeat military march music) (muffled shouting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(upbeat military march music) (muffled shouting)
S01 • E02 And the big key is that although the French had more men, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And the big key is that although the French had more men,
S01 • E03 Its outer blast-wall protects the single entrance. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Its outer blast-wall protects the single entrance.
S01 • E04 We still had to rely on the men of the Observer Corps - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
We still had to rely on the men of the Observer Corps
S01 • E01 As you can see, we've got the Seven Sisters cliffs - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
As you can see, we've got the Seven Sisters cliffs
S01 • E06 So at capacity could hold around 1,200 prisoners, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So at capacity could hold around 1,200 prisoners,
S01 • E03 This is the bunker where the airmen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is the bunker where the airmen
S01 • E01 And in 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And in 1940,
S01 • E02 You're looking at sort of 15th of May, 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You're looking at sort of 15th of May, 1940,