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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Many of its former masters and students have served in the military, and during the Second...

Many of its former masters and students have served in the military, and during the Second World War, both the building and its pupils were keen to play their part

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Many of its former masters and students
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have served in the military,
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and during the Second World War,
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both the building and its pupils
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were keen to play their part.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:42
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 Southern England becomes, basically, a military camp, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Southern England becomes, basically, a military camp,
S01 • E02 In the event of an invasion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In the event of an invasion,
S01 • E03 Then you have this, kind of, a weird form of tourism, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Then you have this, kind of, a weird form of tourism,
S01 • E04 They proved that radio waves would bounce off the aircraft - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
They proved that radio waves would bounce off the aircraft
S01 • E01 There's a whole load of defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There's a whole load of defenses
S01 • E07 Cavalier is preserved here as - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Cavalier is preserved here as
S01 • E02 Ever since the British - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Ever since the British
S01 • E03 After a while it starts getting a little bit more targeted. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
After a while it starts getting a little bit more targeted.
S01 • E06 Caroline Jones is the archivist for Wellington College. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Caroline Jones is the archivist for Wellington College.
S01 • E04 The masts might have been the most visible, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The masts might have been the most visible,
S01 • E08 You've got gliders parked up, you've got planes parked up, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You've got gliders parked up, you've got planes...
S01 • E01 And around the Isle of Wight, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And around the Isle of Wight,
S01 • E07 And it records the names of the 142 destroyers lost - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And it records the names of the 142 destroyers lost
S01 • E05 (birds chirp) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(birds chirp)
S01 • E06 Having researched the often-unread first-hand accounts - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Having researched the often-unread first-hand accounts
S01 • E02 It needed time to re-equip and retrain. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It needed time to re-equip and retrain.
S01 • E02 A new force was needed to plug the gap - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
A new force was needed to plug the gap
S01 • E01 I mean, protecting the Falmouth estuary - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I mean, protecting the Falmouth estuary
S01 • E04 And this ground-breaking technology - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And this ground-breaking technology
S01 • E08 And so the whole place is just dedicated to war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And so the whole place is just dedicated to war,