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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

He'd had firsthand experience fighting the modern mobile mechanized Nazis in France and...

He'd had firsthand experience fighting the modern mobile mechanized Nazis in France and was charged with coming up with an innovative, more offensive defensive concepts

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He'd had firsthand experience
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fighting the modern mobile mechanized Nazis in France
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and was charged with coming up with an innovative,
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more offensive defensive concepts.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:39
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 Black Down in Somerset is home - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Black Down in Somerset is home
S01 • E07 The base consists of three 2,000 meter long runways. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The base consists of three 2,000 meter long runways.
S01 • E06 Out in the wider world, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
Out in the wider world,
S01 • E03 This unassuming terrain, hosted a little known - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This unassuming terrain, hosted a little known
S01 • E04 (planes buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
(planes buzzing)
S01 • E07 It had 50 individual hardstands for the bombers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It had 50 individual hardstands for the bombers,
S01 • E01 The only remaining problem was how to defend - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The only remaining problem was how to defend
S01 • E08 The purpose of Mulberry harbors - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The purpose of Mulberry harbors
S01 • E03 Codenamed as a Starfish site, it was one of around - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Codenamed as a Starfish site, it was one of around
S01 • E02 And he put an emphasis on having a mobile reaction force - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And he put an emphasis on having a mobile reaction force
S01 • E07 In fact, Ridgewell here is the only one in Essex. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
In fact, Ridgewell here is the only one in Essex.
S01 • E07 The rest are scattered across East Anglia - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The rest are scattered across East Anglia
S01 • E05 (slow dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
(slow dramatic music)
S01 • E04 Radar was proving pivotal - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Radar was proving pivotal
S01 • E01 (gentle suspenseful music) (waves whooshing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(gentle suspenseful music) (waves whooshing)
S01 • E06 During the Western Desert Campaign, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
During the Western Desert Campaign,
S01 • E08 It's a very kind of Heath Robinson, kind of British - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
It's a very kind of Heath Robinson, kind of British
S01 • E07 And we're talking about 67 American airfields - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And we're talking about 67 American airfields
S01 • E02 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
(tense music)
S01 • E03 Starfish sites began after the bombing of Coventry. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Starfish sites began after the bombing of Coventry.