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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

I mean, they look good on a map and if you're a general politician, you go, well, it's all...

I mean, they look good on a map and if you're a general politician, you go, well, it's all right, if that goes, because we've still got that line

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I mean, they look good on a map
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and if you're a general politician,
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you go, well, it's all right,
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if that goes, because we've still got that line.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:53
Uploaded
May 30, 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 • E04 Armed with that final confirmation, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
Armed with that final confirmation,
S01 • E06 No escapes, simply because from what we've heard, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
No escapes, simply because from what we've heard,
S01 • E01 And the threat was really now - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And the threat was really now
S01 • E05 (waves crash) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(waves crash)
S01 • E01 The pillboxes and the guns they housed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The pillboxes and the guns they housed
S01 • E02 And, you know, and the line on a map, it's very seductive - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And, you know, and the line on a map, it's very...
S01 • E07 You can still feel the rhythm of the airfield. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You can still feel the rhythm of the airfield.
S01 • E06 There was maybe a bit of bother every now and again - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
There was maybe a bit of bother every now and again
S01 • E07 If you walk around here you can read the concrete, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
If you walk around here you can read the concrete,
S01 • E01 Only artillery, anti-tank weapons, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Only artillery, anti-tank weapons,
S01 • E02 But you know, a line on a map is something - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
But you know, a line on a map is something
S01 • E05 So it depends on what is the question - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So it depends on what is the question
S01 • E03 There are about 60 million changes - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
There are about 60 million changes
S01 • E05 So France was a population of about 40 million people, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So France was a population of about 40 million people,
S01 • E03 So children being evacuated or women being conscripted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So children being evacuated or women being conscripted
S01 • E02 There might be half a mile or a mile or two - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
There might be half a mile or a mile or two
S01 • E01 You've got to remember that you've probably got - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You've got to remember that you've probably got
S01 • E07 You can imagine those rows and rows of B-17s - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
You can imagine those rows and rows of B-17s
S01 • E04 The Battle of Britain, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The Battle of Britain,
S01 • E06 When you hear the differences - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
When you hear the differences