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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(guns blasting) They were warned where to point them to 'cause if they were pointing the...

(guns blasting) They were warned where to point them to 'cause if they were pointing the wrong way, they would take the Plummers' windows out

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They were warned where to point them to
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'cause if they were pointing the wrong way,
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they would take the Plummers' windows out.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:43
Uploaded
May 30, 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 You have 200 Bombe machines and 2,000 Wrens clanking away, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
You have 200 Bombe machines and 2,000 Wrens clanking away,
S01 • E02 They had an extra aspect of defense, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
They had an extra aspect of defense,
S01 • E03 So people are choosing to do things - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So people are choosing to do things
S01 • E06 Many Land Girls lived on the farms where they worked. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Many Land Girls lived on the farms where they worked.
S01 • E04 The bombs they had were fused to go off at 50 feet. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The bombs they had were fused to go off at 50 feet.
S01 • E08 And it's amazing, to me, to think all these years later, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And it's amazing, to me, to think all these years...
S01 • E05 Another one was to be where they were going - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Another one was to be where they were going
S01 • E07 So there was a failure in imagination on the German part - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So there was a failure in imagination on the German part
S01 • E06 But conditions were basic and the lifestyle lonely, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But conditions were basic and the lifestyle lonely,
S01 • E04 And, basically, they came over the airfield so low - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And, basically, they came over the airfield so low
S01 • E02 These would have been mined, and possibly the soldiers here - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
These would have been mined, and possibly the soldiers here
S01 • E01 So they'd forgot what they'd been told, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So they'd forgot what they'd been told,
S01 • E03 The amenities that we had were vast so that the people - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The amenities that we had were vast so that the people
S01 • E07 And it's that enormous industrial effort - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it's that enormous industrial effort
S01 • E01 (laughs) So they were looking for a lot of glaziers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
(laughs) So they were looking for a lot of glaziers,
S01 • E08 But such great events took place from here back in 1944, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:27
But such great events took place from here back in 1944,
S01 • E04 But the damage inflicted was still significant. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
But the damage inflicted was still significant.
S01 • E01 Yeah. (gun blasting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Yeah. (gun blasting)
S01 • E06 This was a tough job, but vital war work. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This was a tough job, but vital war work.
S01 • E04 Two of the remaining three hangars - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Two of the remaining three hangars