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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

During 1940, preparations were being made to ensure governance even if the Germans invaded...

During 1940, preparations were being made to ensure governance even if the Germans invaded and whilst these defenses never saw a ground assault, they would be sorely tested by the biggest aerial bombardment Britain had ever faced, the Blitz

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During 1940, preparations were being made
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to ensure governance even if the Germans invaded
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and whilst these defenses never saw a ground assault,
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they would be sorely tested by the biggest
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aerial bombardment Britain had ever faced, the Blitz.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:50
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 • E02 The Plymouth kind of utilized the old kind of Napoleonic - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The Plymouth kind of utilized the old kind of Napoleonic
S01 • E01 A man that was used to getting his hands dirty - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
A man that was used to getting his hands dirty
S01 • E04 A short-range system was still desperately needed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
A short-range system was still desperately needed.
S01 • E08 The purpose of this wall, really, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The purpose of this wall, really,
S01 • E02 And they were largely in place - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And they were largely in place
S01 • E04 Research work continued by both service men and women, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Research work continued by both service men and women,
S01 • E06 But as the threat of invasion mounted and then receded, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But as the threat of invasion mounted and then receded,
S01 • E07 This isn't a dockyard that was built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This isn't a dockyard that was built
S01 • E02 So that was already fairly well protected as such. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So that was already fairly well protected as such.
S01 • E05 Churchill had always vowed we would fight on. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Churchill had always vowed we would fight on.
S01 • E04 When she was posted to Bawdsey, she said, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
When she was posted to Bawdsey, she said,
S01 • E02 But this was brand new and it's absolutely something - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But this was brand new and it's absolutely something
S01 • E05 Since becoming prime minister in May 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Since becoming prime minister in May 1940,
S01 • E08 And it's got steel reinforcing inside it - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it's got steel reinforcing inside it
S01 • E01 Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built
S01 • E06 And the defenses, the buildings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And the defenses, the buildings,
S01 • E07 It goes back to the time when the Dutch attacked the Navy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It goes back to the time when the Dutch attacked the Navy
S01 • E03 (bombs exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
(bombs exploding)
S01 • E04 It's bleak and horrible." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
It's bleak and horrible."
S01 • E08 All types of weapons were fired into the wall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
All types of weapons were fired into the wall