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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

It's bleak and horrible." They turned into the manor and the driver said, "This is your...

It's bleak and horrible." They turned into the manor and the driver said, "This is your billet, girls." The research operation undertaken at the old manor was just one of many covert roles it played during what was to become the Battle of Britain

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It's bleak and horrible."
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They turned into the manor and the driver said,
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"This is your billet, girls."
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The research operation undertaken at the old manor
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was just one of many covert roles it played
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during what was to become the Battle of Britain.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:12
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 All types of weapons were fired into the wall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
All types of weapons were fired into the wall
S01 • E02 The Northern end of the stop line begins - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The Northern end of the stop line begins
S01 • E01 Constructed from local materials, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Constructed from local materials,
S01 • E07 It goes through all the long 18th century, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It goes through all the long 18th century,
S01 • E02 Traces that line making - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Traces that line making
S01 • E06 Now, this led to a general repurposing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
Now, this led to a general repurposing
S01 • E08 There's a couple of holes in the concrete here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
There's a couple of holes in the concrete here,
S01 • E05 Great Britain was the only country in all of Europe - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Great Britain was the only country in all of Europe
S01 • E01 The pebbles set into the concrete while still wet, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The pebbles set into the concrete while still wet,
S01 • E07 It served the Navy again in the First World War, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
It served the Navy again in the First World War,
S01 • E02 So it goes all the way from Bristol Channel - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So it goes all the way from Bristol Channel
S01 • E03 In London in 1938, located beneath the treasury buildings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
In London in 1938, located beneath the treasury buildings,
S01 • E08 It shows even a fairly powerful gun - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It shows even a fairly powerful gun
S01 • E02 So down to Exmouth, just opposite of Seaton, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So down to Exmouth, just opposite of Seaton,
S01 • E01 Some just had web netting or irregular shaped roofs - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Some just had web netting or irregular shaped roofs
S01 • E04 (dramatic string music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
(dramatic string music)
S01 • E02 Obviously there's a huge threat that a potential invasion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Obviously there's a huge threat that a potential...
S01 • E01 Ironside begins a combination - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Ironside begins a combination
S01 • E05 These were the rather plainly titled, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These were the rather plainly titled,
S01 • E08 This wall was built to be tested on - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This wall was built to be tested on