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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

It was a relationship that worked both ways with the local communities, and many strong...

It was a relationship that worked both ways with the local communities, and many strong bonds were formed

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It was a relationship that worked both ways
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with the local communities,
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and many strong bonds were formed.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:45
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E07 So away from the daily grind, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So away from the daily grind,
S01 • E08 In less than three weeks from D-Day, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
In less than three weeks from D-Day,
S01 • E03 To make it look like the real thing, a bombed out city, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
To make it look like the real thing, a bombed out city,
S01 • E04 As the war progressed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
As the war progressed,
S01 • E02 So as well as the anti-tank cubes down here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So as well as the anti-tank cubes down here,
S01 • E05 Anyway, be that as it may, what they reckon - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Anyway, be that as it may, what they reckon
S01 • E01 We're in one of the pillboxes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We're in one of the pillboxes,
S01 • E06 Before being soldiers, a lot of prisoners were craftsmen. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Before being soldiers, a lot of prisoners were craftsmen.
S01 • E07 Well, the chaplain's diary records going into breakfast - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Well, the chaplain's diary records going into breakfast
S01 • E02 Absolutely. Just stopping anyone getting past. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Absolutely. Just stopping anyone getting past.
S01 • E06 They had lots of talented people here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
They had lots of talented people here,
S01 • E01 This pillbox would have been deliberately placed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This pillbox would have been deliberately placed
S01 • E03 The fires were operated electrically, ignited electrically - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:25
The fires were operated electrically, ignited electrically
S01 • E02 Andrew and Neil have climbed Crimson Hill, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Andrew and Neil have climbed Crimson Hill,
S01 • E05 So they're landing at Folkestone, around Folkestone here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
So they're landing at Folkestone, around Folkestone...
S01 • E08 The buildings that remain from that time - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The buildings that remain from that time
S01 • E07 That's a huge chasm in the heart of a squadron - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
That's a huge chasm in the heart of a squadron
S01 • E06 They would make toys for the children - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They would make toys for the children
S01 • E01 And, with the Vickers gun, they will have surveyed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And, with the Vickers gun, they will have surveyed
S01 • E04 By the end of the war, we had radar systems in aircraft. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
By the end of the war, we had radar systems in aircraft.