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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(dramatic music) As we've seen, as the war progressed, and the country settled into a...

(dramatic music) As we've seen, as the war progressed, and the country settled into a siege mentality, everyone had a role to play on the home front

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As we've seen, as the war progressed,
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and the country settled into a siege mentality,
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everyone had a role to play on the home front.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:49
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 • E01 The idea being that the Royal Air Force could come in - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The idea being that the Royal Air Force could come in
S01 • E07 Each one became something of a new small town - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Each one became something of a new small town
S01 • E04 Throughout World War II, both Chain Home Low stations - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Throughout World War II, both Chain Home Low stations
S01 • E02 In principle, stop lines were a good, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
In principle, stop lines were a good,
S01 • E03 I think people did feel a sense of, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think people did feel a sense of,
S01 • E05 Across Europe, the advancing Nazis had already looted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Across Europe, the advancing Nazis had already looted
S01 • E08 Besides the bombs and the bullets, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
Besides the bombs and the bullets,
S01 • E04 And Bawdsey Manor, once a pioneering research station, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And Bawdsey Manor, once a pioneering research station,
S01 • E03 And I think there was also showing this idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And I think there was also showing this idea
S01 • E06 But the shortage of manpower remained a constant problem, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But the shortage of manpower remained a constant problem,
S01 • E05 And as allied troops fled Dunkirk, bombs fell on London, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And as allied troops fled Dunkirk, bombs fell on London,
S01 • E01 And we mustn't forget that both sides in World War II - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And we mustn't forget that both sides in World War II
S01 • E02 They were costly to build, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They were costly to build,
S01 • E02 And as they generally only provided defense - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And as they generally only provided defense
S01 • E03 We're not going to be cowered by this - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We're not going to be cowered by this
S01 • E05 Attention turned to how - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Attention turned to how
S01 • E04 So, within this operations room, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:25
So, within this operations room,
S01 • E07 These buildings were hastily built in 1941, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These buildings were hastily built in 1941,
S01 • E01 It wasn't used, but we had the stocks. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
It wasn't used, but we had the stocks.
S01 • E06 (birds chirping) (suspenseful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(birds chirping) (suspenseful music)