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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Exposed to the elements, at times in little more than a brick shelter, the men may have...

Exposed to the elements, at times in little more than a brick shelter, the men may have survived, but few of the outposts have

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Exposed to the elements,
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at times in little more than a brick shelter,
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the men may have survived, but few of the outposts have.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
353
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:24
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 • E02 'Cause we've got these two emplacements - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
'Cause we've got these two emplacements
S01 • E05 So there's your attacking divisions in the very first wave, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So there's your attacking divisions in the very first...
S01 • E01 The original Vickers gun - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The original Vickers gun
S01 • E02 And I'm just fascinated by the fact that these - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And I'm just fascinated by the fact that these
S01 • E05 (gunshots blast) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(gunshots blast)
S01 • E02 Extra protection that the hills - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Extra protection that the hills
S01 • E01 This impressive, belt-fed machine gun - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
This impressive, belt-fed machine gun
S01 • E07 Even before the airmen reached enemy territory, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Even before the airmen reached enemy territory,
S01 • E06 And it's kind of one of those great unsaids - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And it's kind of one of those great unsaids
S01 • E04 Here on the south coast, at Newhaven, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Here on the south coast, at Newhaven,
S01 • E08 So there would have been hundreds of thousands of troops - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
So there would have been hundreds of thousands of troops
S01 • E02 They've done that all the way along this stop line, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They've done that all the way along this stop line,
S01 • E07 Forming up the tight combat formations - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Forming up the tight combat formations
S01 • E01 It was capable of a heavy and sustained rate of fire. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was capable of a heavy and sustained rate of fire.
S01 • E03 Other illusions in the decoy's box of tricks - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Other illusions in the decoy's box of tricks
S01 • E06 So I think that the whole legacy of that - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So I think that the whole legacy of that
S01 • E01 At some point in the history of this pillbox, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
At some point in the history of this pillbox,
S01 • E05 May, June, the summer of 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
May, June, the summer of 1940,
S01 • E02 To have this view from these emplacements, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
To have this view from these emplacements,
S01 • E04 This often underestimated branch of the system - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This often underestimated branch of the system