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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(dramatic orchestral music) RAF Kenley, near Purley, along with Biggin Hill and Croydon,...

(dramatic orchestral music) RAF Kenley, near Purley, along with Biggin Hill and Croydon, was one of the three main fighter stations tasked with defending London

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RAF Kenley, near Purley, along with Biggin Hill and Croydon,
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was one of the three main fighter stations
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tasked with defending London.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:13
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 • E01 They were well built and heavily armed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
They were well built and heavily armed.
S01 • E05 What's nice about the Auxiliary Unit bunkers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
What's nice about the Auxiliary Unit bunkers
S01 • E08 And the last person that we know of - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
And the last person that we know of
S01 • E01 But rapid developments in tactics and technology - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
But rapid developments in tactics and technology
S01 • E03 From the end of 1940 through into 1941, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
From the end of 1940 through into 1941,
S01 • E05 There's still some waiting to be rediscovered - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There's still some waiting to be rediscovered
S01 • E02 Even in the town, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Even in the town,
S01 • E07 So Turing is famous for his work on Enigma, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
So Turing is famous for his work on Enigma,
S01 • E04 Today, its remaining buildings and runway - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Today, its remaining buildings and runway
S01 • E05 The royal engineers went back to whatever part - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The royal engineers went back to whatever part
S01 • E07 But Enigma isn't all Bletchley's doing, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But Enigma isn't all Bletchley's doing,
S01 • E08 Tyneham has a strange and beguiling atmosphere. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Tyneham has a strange and beguiling atmosphere.
S01 • E02 These are built about 100 meters from the train bridge, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
These are built about 100 meters from the train bridge,
S01 • E01 (airplanes screaming) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(airplanes screaming)
S01 • E04 It's still an active RAF station after 102 years. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It's still an active RAF station after 102 years.
S01 • E05 Obviously, some would have collapsed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Obviously, some would have collapsed,
S01 • E03 Civilian casualties eventually numbered over 50,000. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Civilian casualties eventually numbered over 50,000.
S01 • E08 The buildings feel trapped in time - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The buildings feel trapped in time
S01 • E07 And that was a genius mathematician called Bill Tutte - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And that was a genius mathematician called Bill Tutte
S01 • E02 There've been a row of these directing a potential invasion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There've been a row of these directing a potential...