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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(dramatic music) In total, 81 towns and cities across the country relied heavily on decoy...

(dramatic music) In total, 81 towns and cities across the country relied heavily on decoy sites like Black Down to ensure their survival

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In total, 81 towns and cities across the country
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relied heavily on decoy sites like Black Down
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to ensure their survival.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:17
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E01 They've put in this concrete block, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
They've put in this concrete block,
S01 • E05 So here's my 25 divisions of only three in the Kent area. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So here's my 25 divisions of only three in the Kent...
S01 • E04 The capture of one of Hitler's most trusted henchmen, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The capture of one of Hitler's most trusted henchmen,
S01 • E06 So actually, they became a kind of third workforce - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So actually, they became a kind of third workforce
S01 • E02 Could the stop lines have halted a German invasion? - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Could the stop lines have halted a German invasion?
S01 • E07 Those guys would be taken off the aircraft on stretchers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Those guys would be taken off the aircraft on stretchers
S01 • E08 And she remarks, "I looked and my jaw dropped - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:23
And she remarks, "I looked and my jaw dropped
S01 • E05 So they're moving towards these attacks, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
So they're moving towards these attacks,
S01 • E01 And there might have been several reasons - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And there might have been several reasons
S01 • E02 When you look at what happened in France, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
When you look at what happened in France,
S01 • E06 Perhaps as a testimony to their good treatment, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
Perhaps as a testimony to their good treatment,
S01 • E07 But the hospital did all the run-of-the-mill - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
But the hospital did all the run-of-the-mill
S01 • E03 But for many living in urban areas, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But for many living in urban areas,
S01 • E01 It's possibly to do with the amount of specialist training - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It's possibly to do with the amount of specialist...
S01 • E04 His testimony at the Nuremburg trials five years later - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
His testimony at the Nuremburg trials five years later
S01 • E02 You're left stranded, my friend, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You're left stranded, my friend,
S01 • E05 And all these guys can come down here much more easily - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And all these guys can come down here much more easily
S01 • E03 So if people emerge from their underground tube station - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:29
So if people emerge from their underground tube station
S01 • E01 Whereas every infantry soldier was well-trained on the Bren. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Whereas every infantry soldier was well-trained on the Bren.
S01 • E02 And they just found that gap in a natural defense, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And they just found that gap in a natural defense,