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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Ever since the British expeditionary force's evacuation from Dunkirk, the army was in a...

Ever since the British expeditionary force's evacuation from Dunkirk, the army was in a poor condition

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Ever since the British
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expeditionary force's evacuation from Dunkirk,
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the army was in a poor condition.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:52
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E03 After a while it starts getting a little bit more targeted. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
After a while it starts getting a little bit more targeted.
S01 • E06 Caroline Jones is the archivist for Wellington College. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Caroline Jones is the archivist for Wellington College.
S01 • E04 The masts might have been the most visible, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The masts might have been the most visible,
S01 • E08 You've got gliders parked up, you've got planes parked up, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You've got gliders parked up, you've got planes...
S01 • E06 Having researched the often-unread first-hand accounts - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Having researched the often-unread first-hand accounts
S01 • E05 (birds chirp) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(birds chirp)
S01 • E01 And around the Isle of Wight, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And around the Isle of Wight,
S01 • E07 And it records the names of the 142 destroyers lost - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And it records the names of the 142 destroyers lost
S01 • E02 It needed time to re-equip and retrain. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It needed time to re-equip and retrain.
S01 • E01 I mean, protecting the Falmouth estuary - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I mean, protecting the Falmouth estuary
S01 • E02 A new force was needed to plug the gap - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
A new force was needed to plug the gap
S01 • E04 And this ground-breaking technology - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And this ground-breaking technology
S01 • E08 And so the whole place is just dedicated to war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And so the whole place is just dedicated to war,
S01 • E07 The list's divided into years of loss. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The list's divided into years of loss.
S01 • E03 Although the government might have felt safe and secure - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Although the government might have felt safe and secure
S01 • E07 We can actually see the way the war waxed and waned - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
We can actually see the way the war waxed and waned
S01 • E01 There was a huge great gun position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
There was a huge great gun position
S01 • E02 It fell on the home guard, local volunteers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
It fell on the home guard, local volunteers,
S01 • E05 In strict secrecy, training was conducted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
In strict secrecy, training was conducted
S01 • E06 In the summer of 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
In the summer of 1940,