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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

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Duration
6 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:25
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 People that had a back garden, yeah, great, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
People that had a back garden, yeah, great,
S01 • E01 The steadiness on land - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The steadiness on land
S01 • E07 If you can keep those sea lanes open - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
If you can keep those sea lanes open
S01 • E05 Not very reliable, so you wouldn't risk using it - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Not very reliable, so you wouldn't risk using it
S01 • E06 Wellington's incredible archive - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Wellington's incredible archive
S01 • E02 Inside the pillbox, you get real sense - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Inside the pillbox, you get real sense
S01 • E08 Which, I think, is remarkable - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Which, I think, is remarkable
S01 • E04 (planes buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(planes buzzing)
S01 • E07 And in a long, attritional, drawn-out war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And in a long, attritional, drawn-out war,
S01 • E05 And this is the Smith & Wesson revolver - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And this is the Smith & Wesson revolver
S01 • E01 Although some of the guns in these coastal batteries - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Although some of the guns in these coastal batteries
S01 • E02 Despite all these loopholes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Despite all these loopholes,
S01 • E08 Tyneham became the United States Army - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
Tyneham became the United States Army
S01 • E06 (gentle majestic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(gentle majestic music)
S01 • E03 It is in effect a reinforced metal box with wire sides - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
It is in effect a reinforced metal box with wire sides
S01 • E04 Reports of what this vast site might be up to - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Reports of what this vast site might be up to
S01 • E05 Probably got from the American police - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Probably got from the American police
S01 • E06 They're each marked by the crosses here - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
They're each marked by the crosses here
S01 • E01 Radar helped, along with an improved - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Radar helped, along with an improved
S01 • E07 And the fact that Britain can get fuel, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
And the fact that Britain can get fuel,