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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(gun blasting) One very World War II feature to the fort's main entrance, above the lovely...

(gun blasting) One very World War II feature to the fort's main entrance, above the lovely Victorian archway, as you come in, there's a pillbox on the top

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One very World War II feature to the fort's main entrance,
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above the lovely Victorian archway, as you come in,
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there's a pillbox on the top.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:26
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 The Battle of the Atlantic is without a shadow of doubt - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
The Battle of the Atlantic is without a shadow of doubt
S01 • E04 As we all experience, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
As we all experience,
S01 • E02 But the fact that they're veterans of the First World War - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But the fact that they're veterans of the First World...
S01 • E02 There were also an awful lot of farmers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
There were also an awful lot of farmers
S01 • E04 So, in this pub and surrounding structures, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
So, in this pub and surrounding structures,
S01 • E05 The importance of the secret units - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The importance of the secret units
S01 • E03 It was a safe place to be when everywhere outside was nasty. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was a safe place to be when everywhere outside was nasty.
S01 • E08 The villagers that left, about 200 of them, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The villagers that left, about 200 of them,
S01 • E06 It's quite amazing that they thought students - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It's quite amazing that they thought students
S01 • E01 Other defenses that were quickly put in. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Other defenses that were quickly put in.
S01 • E02 And of course the advantage that these guys have - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And of course the advantage that these guys have
S01 • E05 Despite the loss of weapons at Dunkirk, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Despite the loss of weapons at Dunkirk,
S01 • E03 And when the bombing was quite quiet - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And when the bombing was quite quiet
S01 • E07 It means Britain's then cut off, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It means Britain's then cut off,
S01 • E08 Actually, the villagers never returned to their community - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Actually, the villagers never returned to their community
S01 • E02 They understand how to read the land, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They understand how to read the land,
S01 • E01 I believe they were Bofors guns, the quick-firing ones. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I believe they were Bofors guns, the quick-firing ones.
S01 • E06 But under its charismatic headmaster, Bobby Longden, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
But under its charismatic headmaster, Bobby Longden,
S01 • E03 But a lot of the time, of course, during the war - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But a lot of the time, of course, during the war
S01 • E02 And if you sort of think, you know, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And if you sort of think, you know,