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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(footsteps shuffle) Maintaining morale and keeping our culture safe was a high priority

(footsteps shuffle) Maintaining morale and keeping our culture safe was a high priority

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Maintaining morale and keeping our culture safe
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was a high priority.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:46
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 I think that people were - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
I think that people were
S01 • E06 (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 The idea being that the Royal Air Force could come in - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The idea being that the Royal Air Force could come in
S01 • E07 Each one became something of a new small town - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Each one became something of a new small town
S01 • E04 Throughout World War II, both Chain Home Low stations - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Throughout World War II, both Chain Home Low stations
S01 • E03 I think people did feel a sense of, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think people did feel a sense of,
S01 • E02 In principle, stop lines were a good, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
In principle, stop lines were a good,
S01 • E05 Across Europe, the advancing Nazis had already looted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Across Europe, the advancing Nazis had already looted
S01 • E08 Besides the bombs and the bullets, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
Besides the bombs and the bullets,
S01 • E04 And Bawdsey Manor, once a pioneering research station, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And Bawdsey Manor, once a pioneering research station,
S01 • E03 And I think there was also showing this idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And I think there was also showing this idea
S01 • E06 But the shortage of manpower remained a constant problem, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But the shortage of manpower remained a constant problem,
S01 • E05 And as allied troops fled Dunkirk, bombs fell on London, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And as allied troops fled Dunkirk, bombs fell on London,
S01 • E02 They were costly to build, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They were costly to build,
S01 • E01 And we mustn't forget that both sides in World War II - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And we mustn't forget that both sides in World War II
S01 • E02 And as they generally only provided defense - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And as they generally only provided defense
S01 • E03 We're not going to be cowered by this - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We're not going to be cowered by this
S01 • E05 Attention turned to how - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Attention turned to how
S01 • E04 So, within this operations room, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:25
So, within this operations room,
S01 • E07 These buildings were hastily built in 1941, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These buildings were hastily built in 1941,