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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(dramatic music) So, potentially over 500 of these constructions across Britain, and they...

(dramatic music) So, potentially over 500 of these constructions across Britain, and they would've been mainly built by the Royal Engineers, to begin with

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So, potentially over 500
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of these constructions across Britain,
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and they would've been mainly built
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by the Royal Engineers, to begin with.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:22
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E05 Well that in itself is just utter nonsense - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:28
Well that in itself is just utter nonsense
S01 • E03 Having lured the enemy in with lighting decoys, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Having lured the enemy in with lighting decoys,
S01 • E06 Each prisoner camp tended to have - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Each prisoner camp tended to have
S01 • E04 We're on high readiness to deploy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
We're on high readiness to deploy
S01 • E02 This hill was actually used for storing ammunition - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This hill was actually used for storing ammunition
S01 • E07 This doesn't look like much now, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
This doesn't look like much now,
S01 • E02 Out of sight, way out of the reach - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Out of sight, way out of the reach
S01 • E08 And the activity in Castletown was enormous - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
And the activity in Castletown was enormous
S01 • E06 It could be circles, it could be red circles, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It could be circles, it could be red circles,
S01 • E03 A pyrotechnic show stopper designed to replicate - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
A pyrotechnic show stopper designed to replicate
S01 • E04 It's the same alliance of men and women, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
It's the same alliance of men and women,
S01 • E06 It's just basically what material was available, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
It's just basically what material was available,
S01 • E02 And to help with the protection - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And to help with the protection
S01 • E01 And they are devising these pillboxes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And they are devising these pillboxes,
S01 • E02 So this should've been dry, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So this should've been dry,
S01 • E03 Each fire was built in a designated area - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Each fire was built in a designated area
S01 • E06 It was a relationship that worked both ways - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
It was a relationship that worked both ways
S01 • E07 So away from the daily grind, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So away from the daily grind,
S01 • E08 In less than three weeks from D-Day, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
In less than three weeks from D-Day,
S01 • E03 To make it look like the real thing, a bombed out city, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
To make it look like the real thing, a bombed out city,