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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

He had been working on detecting lightning strikes and plotting where lightning strikes...

He had been working on detecting lightning strikes and plotting where lightning strikes happened around the country

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He had been working on detecting lightning strikes
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and plotting where lightning strikes happened
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around the country.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:00
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 Although the dockyard wasn't particularly hit - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
Although the dockyard wasn't particularly hit
S01 • E08 (speaking German) (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(speaking German) (dramatic music)
S01 • E03 It hadn't got deep, concrete air raid shelters put in place - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
It hadn't got deep, concrete air raid shelters put in...
S01 • E02 All these pillboxes are the standard type 24 pillbox. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
All these pillboxes are the standard type 24 pillbox.
S01 • E06 You've also got young men - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
You've also got young men
S01 • E04 So he was commissioned to take a look - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So he was commissioned to take a look
S01 • E02 The walls are made of 12-inch concrete, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The walls are made of 12-inch concrete,
S01 • E06 These are young men who are gonna end up - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
These are young men who are gonna end up
S01 • E05 (gunshots blast) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(gunshots blast)
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 • 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 • E02 The vast majority of the soldiers inside, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The vast majority of the soldiers inside,
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 • 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 • 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 • 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)