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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

I think there's this whole idea of keeping our heritage safe was really important for...

I think there's this whole idea of keeping our heritage safe was really important for morale, actually

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I think there's this whole idea
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of keeping our heritage safe
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was really important for morale, actually.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:20
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 • 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
S01 • E06 Most of these former prisoner of war camps - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
Most of these former prisoner of war camps
S01 • E01 Which was just as well, as Hitler's intrepid plan - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Which was just as well, as Hitler's intrepid plan
S01 • E08 The scale of them is two harbors - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The scale of them is two harbors
S01 • E07 These crews have got to survive, at the start, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
These crews have got to survive, at the start,
S01 • E05 The idea that all these treasures from British galleries - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The idea that all these treasures from British galleries
S01 • E02 The anti-tank island at Cheech St. Michael - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The anti-tank island at Cheech St. Michael
S01 • E01 Operation Sealion, the hope was that the Luftwaffe - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Operation Sealion, the hope was that the Luftwaffe
S01 • E04 Because there was a weakness in the system, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Because there was a weakness in the system,
S01 • E03 And none more impressive than this. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And none more impressive than this.
S01 • E08 When this was first put forward, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
When this was first put forward,
S01 • E01 So, Eagle Day was launched on the 13th of August, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
So, Eagle Day was launched on the 13th of August,