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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Even with modifications, there were two glaring military and strategic issues that...

Even with modifications, there were two glaring military and strategic issues that couldn't be avoided

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Even with modifications,
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there were two glaring military and strategic issues
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that couldn't be avoided.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:14
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 • E07 And more importantly, the trunk telephone cables - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And more importantly, the trunk telephone cables
S01 • E08 It did fall into disrepair, but then, in the 1970s, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
It did fall into disrepair, but then, in the 1970s,
S01 • E02 Beaverbrook was known - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Beaverbrook was known
S01 • E04 (bomb exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
(bomb exploding)
S01 • E05 Even if you go into the entrance of the chicken shed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Even if you go into the entrance of the chicken shed,
S01 • E01 Firstly, they were not built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Firstly, they were not built
S01 • E02 So it makes perfect sense he would demand a gun emplacement - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So it makes perfect sense he would demand a gun emplacement
S01 • E07 And that's really, really important for the site - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And that's really, really important for the site
S01 • E04 And, hopefully, everybody and everything - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And, hopefully, everybody and everything
S01 • E05 But inside the civilian operator - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But inside the civilian operator
S01 • E01 And secondly, what if the invasion came somewhere else? - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And secondly, what if the invasion came somewhere else?
S01 • E03 43,000 civilians were killed in the Blitz - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
43,000 civilians were killed in the Blitz
S01 • E07 They rely on getting messages and information into the site - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They rely on getting messages and information into the site
S01 • E06 When students and teachers first arrived on the scene - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
When students and teachers first arrived on the scene
S01 • E02 Beaverbrook used this strong personality - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Beaverbrook used this strong personality
S01 • E01 Somewhere beyond the range of their albeit massive guns? - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Somewhere beyond the range of their albeit massive guns?
S01 • E08 The houses have become ruins, that's really what it is. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The houses have become ruins, that's really what it is.
S01 • E04 These huge earth revetments saved the station - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
These huge earth revetments saved the station
S01 • E03 Until well into the war, city casualties - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Until well into the war, city casualties
S01 • E07 Bletchley Park lies at the heart of a very elaborate web, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Bletchley Park lies at the heart of a very elaborate web,