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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Famously also, of course, there was the defenses at Dover Castle and tunnels that had...

Famously also, of course, there was the defenses at Dover Castle and tunnels that had already been built into the cliffs during the Napoleonic era

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Famously also, of course,
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there was the defenses at Dover Castle
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and tunnels that had already been built into the cliffs
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during the Napoleonic era.
Duration
10 seconds
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35
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:13
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 Not very many lost in 1939, a big bunch in 1940 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Not very many lost in 1939, a big bunch in 1940
S01 • E03 But, again, in the principle of make do and mend, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
But, again, in the principle of make do and mend,
S01 • E05 (tense brooding music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(tense brooding music)
S01 • E08 I hope to think it'll never happen again, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I hope to think it'll never happen again,
S01 • E06 "In May, Holland and Belgium were attacked - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
"In May, Holland and Belgium were attacked
S01 • E02 To mark the birthday of their home guard, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
To mark the birthday of their home guard,
S01 • E06 "A novel feature of these attacks - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
"A novel feature of these attacks
S01 • E01 It widened and expanded - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It widened and expanded
S01 • E04 On Dorset's south coast, Charlie Newman's family pub - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
On Dorset's south coast, Charlie Newman's family...
S01 • E05 After the war, he'd been involved in art, in insurrections, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
After the war, he'd been involved in art, in...
S01 • E03 Often in people's back gardens, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Often in people's back gardens,
S01 • E02 At the start of the war, a civil defense force - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
At the start of the war, a civil defense force
S01 • E07 You can see from 1942 it's one of - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You can see from 1942 it's one of
S01 • E01 So quite a lot were used and adapted. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So quite a lot were used and adapted.
S01 • E06 "As a result, college was called upon to dig a trench - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
"As a result, college was called upon to dig a trench
S01 • E08 This influx of men and machinery - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This influx of men and machinery
S01 • E04 My mother's family were in the village in about 1640. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
My mother's family were in the village in about 1640.
S01 • E01 Besides being utilized as command centers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Besides being utilized as command centers,
S01 • E04 But then my great grandfather - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But then my great grandfather
S01 • E07 Then through 1943, the Mediterranean again, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Then through 1943, the Mediterranean again,