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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(guns blasting) Having suffered the humiliation of Dunkirk, the horrors of the Blitz,...

(guns blasting) Having suffered the humiliation of Dunkirk, the horrors of the Blitz, rationing, and requisitioning, after three years of being on the defensive back foot, Britain turned a corner, after winning a decisive victory in North Africa proving the Nazis could be stopped

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Having suffered the humiliation of Dunkirk,
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the horrors of the Blitz, rationing, and requisitioning,
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after three years of being on the defensive back foot,
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Britain turned a corner,
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after winning a decisive victory in North Africa
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proving the Nazis could be stopped.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:54
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E04 So, yes, the Battle of Britain - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So, yes, the Battle of Britain
S01 • E03 How long we could survive as an island nation alone - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
How long we could survive as an island nation alone
S01 • E07 The Allied strategic bombing campaign - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The Allied strategic bombing campaign
S01 • E01 (gentle somber music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(gentle somber music)
S01 • E02 The location of these placements - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The location of these placements
S01 • E05 I suspect if you war game it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I suspect if you war game it,
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 • 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