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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(gunshots blast) What they did was they drew on local men who knew the ground incredibly...

(gunshots blast) What they did was they drew on local men who knew the ground incredibly well

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What they did was they drew on local men
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who knew the ground incredibly well.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:08
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E01 At the same time, the British have gotta take it seriously. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
At the same time, the British have gotta take it seriously.
S01 • E02 The vast majority of the soldiers inside, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The vast majority of the soldiers inside,
S01 • E06 They're gonna end up in the Far East, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They're gonna end up in the Far East,
S01 • E05 These tended to be, on the whole, farmers and farm workers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
These tended to be, on the whole, farmers and farm workers,
S01 • E04 A whole series of trials were conducted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
A whole series of trials were conducted
S01 • E08 This wall on Hankley Common - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
This wall on Hankley Common
S01 • E03 The first bomb to drop on London in World War II - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The first bomb to drop on London in World War II
S01 • E01 It's the German navy, the German air force, the German army. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It's the German navy, the German air force, the German...
S01 • E02 At this point, because of the concentration of forces, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
At this point, because of the concentration of forces,
S01 • E07 (air raid sirens blaring) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(air raid sirens blaring)
S01 • E06 (keyboard clacking) (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:21
(keyboard clacking) (dramatic music)
S01 • E04 An experiment was set up in the early 1930s - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
An experiment was set up in the early 1930s
S01 • E01 You know, it can hurt you. So you've gotta defend yourself. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
You know, it can hurt you. So you've gotta defend...
S01 • E01 By the end of July, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
By the end of July,
S01 • E05 The whole idea of an Auxiliary Unit - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The whole idea of an Auxiliary Unit
S01 • E08 As engineers worked out how to overcome the beach defenses, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
As engineers worked out how to overcome the beach defenses,
S01 • E03 Believing the Royal Air Force to be close to defeat, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Believing the Royal Air Force to be close to defeat,
S01 • E05 What we do is when we're overrun, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
What we do is when we're overrun,
S01 • E02 Bridgewater was strategically important - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Bridgewater was strategically important
S01 • E07 Whether that was the case, we will never know, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Whether that was the case, we will never know,