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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(keyboard clacking) (gentle suspenseful music) Today, this sweeping estuary where the...

(keyboard clacking) (gentle suspenseful music) Today, this sweeping estuary where the River Cuckmere meets the English Channel is a beautiful and popular tourist destination

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Today, this sweeping estuary
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where the River Cuckmere meets the English Channel
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is a beautiful and popular tourist destination.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:17
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 • E02 The British army together with the home guard, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
The British army together with the home guard,
S01 • E06 And obviously, for a lot of people, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And obviously, for a lot of people,
S01 • E04 Our basic radar worked because it covered clear open spaces, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Our basic radar worked because it covered clear open spaces,
S01 • E07 It's so merciless, this bombing campaign, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It's so merciless, this bombing campaign,
S01 • E06 (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 And from there, there was a landline - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And from there, there was a landline
S01 • E08 Each Mulberry Harbor - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Each Mulberry Harbor
S01 • E05 (wings flap) (doves coo) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(wings flap) (doves coo)
S01 • E03 The bunker is one of two remote shelters - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The bunker is one of two remote shelters
S01 • E07 It makes the Blitz on London, you know, look like a picnic. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It makes the Blitz on London, you know, look like a picnic.
S01 • E06 They're all 18 foot six wide, using nashcrete, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
They're all 18 foot six wide, using nashcrete,
S01 • E01 It attracts 350,000 visitors every year. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It attracts 350,000 visitors every year.
S01 • E08 These hollow concrete caissons were floated over to Normandy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
These hollow concrete caissons were floated over to Normandy
S01 • E04 (ominous instrumental music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(ominous instrumental music)
S01 • E07 The Germans regard British and American bomber pilots - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The Germans regard British and American bomber pilots
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 Standing on the southern boundary of the decoy site, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Standing on the southern boundary of the decoy site,
S01 • E01 But 80 years ago, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But 80 years ago,
S01 • E05 But at the end of the day, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But at the end of the day,
S01 • E08 A flexible roadway on a floating pier - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
A flexible roadway on a floating pier