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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

It's strategically important to defend this area because we've got a low beach, so this is...

It's strategically important to defend this area because we've got a low beach, so this is a prime area for landing craft to pull up and start off-loading troops

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It's strategically important to defend this area
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because we've got a low beach,
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so this is a prime area for landing craft to pull up
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and start off-loading troops.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:03
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E03 Up there in the ceiling there is an escape hatch because, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Up there in the ceiling there is an escape hatch because,
S01 • E08 And, in fact, the two caissons behind me - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
And, in fact, the two caissons behind me
S01 • E02 The German Panzers, the German tanks, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The German Panzers, the German tanks,
S01 • E06 Every morning and every evening - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Every morning and every evening
S01 • E01 And we know after the war, when the German Operation Sealion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And we know after the war, when the German Operation Sealion
S01 • E07 There are 50 hard standings here at Ridgewell, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
There are 50 hard standings here at Ridgewell,
S01 • E03 The glimmer of city lights - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The glimmer of city lights
S01 • E06 Before they went off to the farms, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Before they went off to the farms,
S01 • E04 So, you have 30,000 men by 1939, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So, you have 30,000 men by 1939,
S01 • E05 From defense to offense, this is where generations - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
From defense to offense, this is where generations
S01 • E06 There would be roles on site, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There would be roles on site,
S01 • E07 It's designed to fight its way through enemy fighters, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
It's designed to fight its way through enemy fighters,
S01 • E08 There was an enormous storm in 1953, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
There was an enormous storm in 1953,
S01 • E02 The German tanks go beetling back - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The German tanks go beetling back
S01 • E03 So it was vital the real city of Bristol - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So it was vital the real city of Bristol
S01 • E01 It may look like random bits of concrete, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It may look like random bits of concrete,
S01 • E06 Prisoners had their own cookhouse, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Prisoners had their own cookhouse,
S01 • E05 (footsteps march) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
(footsteps march)
S01 • E02 For the French tanks is a screen of German anti-tank guns. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
For the French tanks is a screen of German anti-tank guns.
S01 • E04 (intense instrumental music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(intense instrumental music)