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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

In the key areas, you've got those anti-landing craft scaffolding put all along there

In the key areas, you've got those anti-landing craft scaffolding put all along there

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In the key areas,
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you've got those anti-landing craft scaffolding
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put all along there.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:02
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 We've seen just some of the defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
We've seen just some of the defenses
S01 • E07 Goes in with a full bomb load, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Goes in with a full bomb load,
S01 • E03 And it's true to say that nearly - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And it's true to say that nearly
S01 • E08 She was walking through Castletown - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
She was walking through Castletown
S01 • E06 Britain was in a much better position than Germany was, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Britain was in a much better position than Germany was,
S01 • E05 Although it is largely speculation, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Although it is largely speculation,
S01 • E01 Yet, up and down the coast, pillboxes were still adapted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Yet, up and down the coast, pillboxes were still adapted
S01 • E04 One isolated observation post - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
One isolated observation post
S01 • E02 It's incredible that all this was built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It's incredible that all this was built
S01 • E07 Coming back from a mission, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Coming back from a mission,
S01 • E01 They've reduced the height of the shelf there. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They've reduced the height of the shelf there.
S01 • E02 But the big question was, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But the big question was,
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 They've put in this concrete block, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
They've put in this concrete block,
S01 • E05 So here's my 25 divisions of only three in the Kent area. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So here's my 25 divisions of only three in the Kent...
S01 • E04 The capture of one of Hitler's most trusted henchmen, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The capture of one of Hitler's most trusted henchmen,
S01 • E06 So actually, they became a kind of third workforce - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So actually, they became a kind of third workforce
S01 • E08 And she remarks, "I looked and my jaw dropped - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:23
And she remarks, "I looked and my jaw dropped
S01 • E07 Those guys would be taken off the aircraft on stretchers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Those guys would be taken off the aircraft on stretchers
S01 • E02 Could the stop lines have halted a German invasion? - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Could the stop lines have halted a German invasion?