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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(explosions booming)(gun blasting) Three years into the fight, and with no European allies...

(explosions booming)
(gun blasting) Three years into the fight, and with no European allies left, we were surrounded on all sides by Hitler's mighty war machine

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(explosions booming) (gun blasting)
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Three years into the fight,
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and with no European allies left,
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we were surrounded on all sides
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by Hitler's mighty war machine.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:49
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 • E08 The invasion of the French coast - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
The invasion of the French coast
S01 • E04 By keeping the fight away from our shores - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
By keeping the fight away from our shores
S01 • E02 What was the plan if the fighting on the beaches was lost - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
What was the plan if the fighting on the beaches was lost
S01 • E01 As an island nation, rich in resources - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
As an island nation, rich in resources
S01 • E03 As an island nation rich in resources - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
As an island nation rich in resources
S01 • E07 Meanwhile, America had entered the war - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Meanwhile, America had entered the war
S01 • E05 Churchill famously said, "We shall never surrender," - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Churchill famously said, "We shall never...
S01 • E06 To survive and fight on, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
To survive and fight on,
S01 • E01 There was the Romans, the Saxons, and the Vikings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
There was the Romans, the Saxons, and the Vikings,
S01 • E04 (ominous orchestral music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
(ominous orchestral music)
S01 • E03 There was the Romans, the Saxons and the Vikings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
There was the Romans, the Saxons and the Vikings,
S01 • E02 Today, perhaps the most common and visible reminder - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Today, perhaps the most common and visible reminder
S01 • E07 It was time for the allies to go on the offensive, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
It was time for the allies to go on the offensive,
S01 • E06 And, increasingly dependent on the harassed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
And, increasingly dependent on the harassed,
S01 • E08 In the early summer of 1944, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
In the early summer of 1944,
S01 • E02 I think a lot of us are probably quite used - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
I think a lot of us are probably quite used
S01 • E03 There was the Spanish Armada and Napoleon, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
There was the Spanish Armada and Napoleon,
S01 • E01 There was the Spanish Armada and Napoleon, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
There was the Spanish Armada and Napoleon,
S01 • E05 The whole idea of what would've happened if Britain - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The whole idea of what would've happened if Britain
S01 • E08 You'd have, maybe, 3,000,000 GIs that were based here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
You'd have, maybe, 3,000,000 GIs that were based here,