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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Firstly, they were not built to withstand attack from the air

Firstly, they were not built to withstand attack from the air

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Firstly, they were not built
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to withstand attack from the air.
Duration
6 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:22
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 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 • 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 • E04 And, hopefully, everybody and everything - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And, hopefully, everybody and everything
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 • 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 • 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 • E05 But inside the civilian operator - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But inside the civilian operator
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 • E04 These huge earth revetments saved the station - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
These huge earth revetments saved the station
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 • 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,
S01 • E02 The men charged with fighting the battle of Bridgewater, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The men charged with fighting the battle of Bridgewater,
S01 • E05 Having signed the Official Secrets Act, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Having signed the Official Secrets Act,
S01 • E08 The MOD had to spend some money - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The MOD had to spend some money
S01 • E06 They were so busy putting that out - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
They were so busy putting that out
S01 • E07 Following the outbreak of war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Following the outbreak of war,
S01 • E03 And so, understandably, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And so, understandably,
S01 • E04 But with the Luftwaffe making strategic strikes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
But with the Luftwaffe making strategic strikes,