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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

From here, we have a great position to watch any enemy movements as they come up from...

From here, we have a great position to watch any enemy movements as they come up from across the South Downs, across the Weald, and onto us

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From here, we have a great position
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to watch any enemy movements as they come up
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from across the South Downs, across the Weald, and onto us.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:16
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 They were part of a vast network made up of pillboxes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
They were part of a vast network made up of pillboxes,
S01 • E02 Then, once you could see where the Germans - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Then, once you could see where the Germans
S01 • E04 You've got to remember that the southern coast of Britain - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You've got to remember that the southern coast of...
S01 • E01 Dunkirk was a huge shock, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Dunkirk was a huge shock,
S01 • E06 So there were 17,000 workers, nearly 2/3 of whom were women, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So there were 17,000 workers, nearly 2/3 of whom were women,
S01 • E05 (tense brooding music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(tense brooding music)
S01 • E07 The Navy is kind of the bit that you think about least - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
The Navy is kind of the bit that you think about least
S01 • E08 One of the dangers highlighted by the chart - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
One of the dangers highlighted by the chart
S01 • E02 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
(tense music)
S01 • E06 So it was a really significant part of Britain's war effort. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So it was a really significant part of Britain's war...
S01 • E04 There's a lot of places that Hitler can attack - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
There's a lot of places that Hitler can attack
S01 • E01 There was a sense of everybody pulling together - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There was a sense of everybody pulling together
S01 • E08 Both sides had laid extensive minefields during the war - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Both sides had laid extensive minefields during the war
S01 • E06 (suspenseful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
(suspenseful music)
S01 • E01 Across the English Channel, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Across the English Channel,
S01 • E04 So you're going to need all sorts of new - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So you're going to need all sorts of new
S01 • E03 The Germans would have mounted terrible reprisals. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The Germans would have mounted terrible reprisals.
S01 • E05 Reigate Fort was so strategically important, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Reigate Fort was so strategically important,
S01 • E07 The site at Caerwent was commissioned in 1939 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The site at Caerwent was commissioned in 1939
S01 • E03 So you would have seen, you know, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
So you would have seen, you know,