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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

I think coastal defenses are kind of hard-wired into the British psyche, if you like

I think coastal defenses are kind of hard-wired into the British psyche, if you like

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I think coastal defenses
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are kind of hard-wired into the British psyche, if you like.
Duration
4 seconds
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34
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:08
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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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 • E02 So you can kind of understand the significance of this area. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So you can kind of understand the significance of this area.
S01 • E05 And then within the depths of the mine itself, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And then within the depths of the mine itself,
S01 • E01 I mean, you walk along - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
I mean, you walk along
S01 • E07 Facilities at Ridgewell were basic. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Facilities at Ridgewell were basic.
S01 • E02 Looking at the size of it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Looking at the size of it,
S01 • E04 (plane buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(plane buzzing)
S01 • E07 For these young men, often away from home - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
For these young men, often away from home
S01 • E06 By the end of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
By the end of the war,
S01 • E03 And there were some people, you know, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And there were some people, you know,
S01 • E05 I think there's this whole idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think there's this whole idea
S01 • E01 The whole idea of building up this kind of boundary - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The whole idea of building up this kind of boundary
S01 • E02 I think it's more kind of rifle defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think it's more kind of rifle defenses
S01 • E04 (explosion) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
(explosion)
S01 • E08 (atmospheric music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(atmospheric music)
S01 • E05 And I think that what Britain had seen in the overrunning - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
And I think that what Britain had seen in the overrunning
S01 • E07 Living here in 1943 or 1944, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Living here in 1943 or 1944,
S01 • E01 So, I think there's nothing more natural - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So, I think there's nothing more natural
S01 • E03 Around 1,000 different types of decoys were built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Around 1,000 different types of decoys were built
S01 • E02 Your field of fire isn't that big, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Your field of fire isn't that big,
S01 • E07 You were getting up at three or four in the morning - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
You were getting up at three or four in the morning