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If the Germans had managed to get off the beaches
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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

If the Germans had managed to get off the beaches, it's the breaches haven't held them,...

If the Germans had managed to get off the beaches, it's the breaches haven't held them, this is where they would arrive

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If the Germans had managed to get off the beaches,
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it's the breaches haven't held them,
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this is where they would arrive.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:24
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 • E04 After the fall of France, we needed to pull together - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
After the fall of France, we needed to pull together
S01 • E06 British industry was the key to the success - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
British industry was the key to the success
S01 • E03 Box Hill is the highest summit on the North Downs. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Box Hill is the highest summit on the North Downs.
S01 • E06 We've got huge factories, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We've got huge factories,
S01 • E02 To my rear, it's the GHQ Stop Line. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
To my rear, it's the GHQ Stop Line.
S01 • E05 (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 Britain was really fearful of a Nazi invasion. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Britain was really fearful of a Nazi invasion.
S01 • E03 The North and the South Downs - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
The North and the South Downs
S01 • E02 To the south to me is Gatwick airport, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To the south to me is Gatwick airport,
S01 • E08 The red are the routes - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
The red are the routes
S01 • E01 It was all out, it was well-trained troops, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It was all out, it was well-trained troops,
S01 • E06 You've got filling factories, ordnance factories. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You've got filling factories, ordnance factories.
S01 • E02 To my right hand side is the A217 Old Brighton road. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To my right hand side is the A217 Old Brighton road.
S01 • E07 Just four miles from the Severn road bridge. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Just four miles from the Severn road bridge.
S01 • E04 I think that people were literally, after Dunkirk, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
I think that people were literally, after Dunkirk,
S01 • E06 But my word, if one of those got hit with an air-raid, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But my word, if one of those got hit with an air-raid,
S01 • E01 The British Army, the Allies as a whole, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
The British Army, the Allies as a whole,
S01 • E07 This is a factory for making cordite, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
This is a factory for making cordite,
S01 • E02 If this is breached, there's nothing to stop them - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
If this is breached, there's nothing to stop them
S01 • E08 They rapidly called it Piccadilly Circus - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They rapidly called it Piccadilly Circus