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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(gentle somber music) When Churchill said, "We will fight them on the beaches," he meant...

(gentle somber music) When Churchill said, "We will fight them on the beaches," he meant it

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When Churchill said,
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"We will fight them on the beaches,"
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he meant it.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:59
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 • E02 The location of these placements - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The location of these placements
S01 • E04 And that's how these often decaying structures - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And that's how these often decaying structures
S01 • E05 I suspect if you war game it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I suspect if you war game it,
S01 • E08 Between June, 1944, and May, 1945, at the end of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
Between June, 1944, and May, 1945, at the end of the war,
S01 • E07 It claimed the lives of over 150,000 British - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
It claimed the lives of over 150,000 British
S01 • E05 I think they're gonna get to the South Downs, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I think they're gonna get to the South Downs,
S01 • E02 This is one of our last bastions - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is one of our last bastions
S01 • E05 Throughout 1939 and 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
Throughout 1939 and 1940,
S01 • E01 It would have been a bloody and desperate fight. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It would have been a bloody and desperate fight.
S01 • E02 This is our shield against the tanks, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is our shield against the tanks,
S01 • E06 (guns blasting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
(guns blasting)
S01 • E01 But, had the Nazis made it through, all was not lost. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But, had the Nazis made it through, all was not lost.
S01 • E02 One of the best intact parts, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
One of the best intact parts,
S01 • E06 "But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
"But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
S01 • E08 Absolutely amazing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Absolutely amazing
S01 • E02 You can see the influence of its construction - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You can see the influence of its construction
S01 • E05 And by 1941, the country was able - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And by 1941, the country was able
S01 • E07 But whilst these British and American bomber crews - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
But whilst these British and American bomber crews
S01 • E05 At the end of the day, we all know what actually happened. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
At the end of the day, we all know what actually happened.
S01 • E02 Today, pillbox is like this - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Today, pillbox is like this