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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

It means Britain's then cut off, can't do what it wants to do, and there'll be no...

It means Britain's then cut off, can't do what it wants to do, and there'll be no reinvasion of the continent, etc, etc

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It means Britain's then cut off,
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can't do what it wants to do,
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and there'll be no reinvasion of the continent, etc, etc.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:42
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 • E08 Actually, the villagers never returned to their community - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Actually, the villagers never returned to their community
S01 • E02 They understand how to read the land, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They understand how to read the land,
S01 • E01 I believe they were Bofors guns, the quick-firing ones. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I believe they were Bofors guns, the quick-firing ones.
S01 • E06 But under its charismatic headmaster, Bobby Longden, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
But under its charismatic headmaster, Bobby Longden,
S01 • E03 But a lot of the time, of course, during the war - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But a lot of the time, of course, during the war
S01 • E01 And where the car park is, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And where the car park is,
S01 • E02 And if you sort of think, you know, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And if you sort of think, you know,
S01 • E07 So making sure that those supply lines - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So making sure that those supply lines
S01 • E06 Plans had been put in place - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Plans had been put in place
S01 • E04 The weakness had always been its inability - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The weakness had always been its inability
S01 • E08 Tyneham was owned by the Bond Family, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Tyneham was owned by the Bond Family,
S01 • E05 So here we have a few of the tools of the trade, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So here we have a few of the tools of the trade,
S01 • E02 I mean, there is something to be said that, you know, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
I mean, there is something to be said that, you know,
S01 • E03 It was pretty cold in there and no heaters, you see. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
It was pretty cold in there and no heaters, you see.
S01 • E07 And of course, everyone forgets about that - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And of course, everyone forgets about that
S01 • E04 The scientists needed to create a new radar - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The scientists needed to create a new radar
S01 • E08 The Bonds were eventually paid 30,000 pounds for the land, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The Bonds were eventually paid 30,000 pounds for the land,
S01 • E01 One significant change was coastal radar. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
One significant change was coastal radar.
S01 • E05 Here's the famous Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Here's the famous Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife,
S01 • E06 He had arrived at the school in 1937 at the age of 34. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
He had arrived at the school in 1937 at the age of 34.