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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Like a firm chalk bed that provided some of the natural defenses for the outer lines of...

Like a firm chalk bed that provided some of the natural defenses for the outer lines of defense around London

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Like a firm chalk bed that provided
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some of the natural defenses
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for the outer lines of defense around London.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:44
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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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 I think the thing that just gets me - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
I think the thing that just gets me
S01 • E02 This is part of a vast long defense line - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
This is part of a vast long defense line
S01 • E05 And with Britain now on the brink of a Nazi invasion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And with Britain now on the brink of a Nazi invasion,
S01 • E06 (airplane engine rumbling) (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
(airplane engine rumbling) (tense music)
S01 • E01 (airplanes screaming) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(airplanes screaming)
S01 • E03 And it was here, using the lay of the land, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And it was here, using the lay of the land,
S01 • E04 A heinous battle lay ahead, one that would begin offshore. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
A heinous battle lay ahead, one that would begin offshore.
S01 • E07 Really, it's one of these extraordinary places in Britain - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Really, it's one of these extraordinary places in...
S01 • E04 We still had the most powerful Navy in the world, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We still had the most powerful Navy in the world,
S01 • E05 Former Army officer and historian Tim Richardson - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Former Army officer and historian Tim Richardson
S01 • E02 (uneasy music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(uneasy music)
S01 • E08 Every single one of those vessels, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Every single one of those vessels,
S01 • E01 (gentle thoughtful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
(gentle thoughtful music)
S01 • E03 As part of a nationwide defense program - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
As part of a nationwide defense program
S01 • E04 But a whole support network of new structures was needed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But a whole support network of new structures was needed.
S01 • E06 But with nothing now remaining - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But with nothing now remaining
S01 • E08 The logistics of it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
The logistics of it,
S01 • E04 They had to be daring, innovative and robust, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
They had to be daring, innovative and robust,
S01 • E02 So you would have initial defenses, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So you would have initial defenses,
S01 • E05 We are nearly 800 feet high on top of the North Downs. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
We are nearly 800 feet high on top of the North Downs.