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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Maybe it was a ladder, maybe some steps, but it gives you a fantastic idea of what the...

Maybe it was a ladder, maybe some steps, but it gives you a fantastic idea of what the home guard prepared to do in Bridgewater

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Maybe it was a ladder, maybe some steps,
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but it gives you a fantastic idea of what the home guard
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prepared to do in Bridgewater.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:13
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 They were well built and heavily armed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
They were well built and heavily armed.
S01 • E05 What's nice about the Auxiliary Unit bunkers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
What's nice about the Auxiliary Unit bunkers
S01 • E08 And the last person that we know of - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
And the last person that we know of
S01 • E01 But rapid developments in tactics and technology - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
But rapid developments in tactics and technology
S01 • E03 From the end of 1940 through into 1941, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
From the end of 1940 through into 1941,
S01 • E05 There's still some waiting to be rediscovered - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There's still some waiting to be rediscovered
S01 • E02 Even in the town, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Even in the town,
S01 • E07 So Turing is famous for his work on Enigma, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
So Turing is famous for his work on Enigma,
S01 • E04 Today, its remaining buildings and runway - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Today, its remaining buildings and runway
S01 • E05 The royal engineers went back to whatever part - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The royal engineers went back to whatever part
S01 • E07 But Enigma isn't all Bletchley's doing, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But Enigma isn't all Bletchley's doing,
S01 • E08 Tyneham has a strange and beguiling atmosphere. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Tyneham has a strange and beguiling atmosphere.
S01 • E02 These are built about 100 meters from the train bridge, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
These are built about 100 meters from the train bridge,
S01 • E01 (airplanes screaming) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(airplanes screaming)
S01 • E04 It's still an active RAF station after 102 years. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It's still an active RAF station after 102 years.
S01 • E05 Obviously, some would have collapsed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Obviously, some would have collapsed,
S01 • E03 Civilian casualties eventually numbered over 50,000. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Civilian casualties eventually numbered over 50,000.
S01 • E08 The buildings feel trapped in time - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The buildings feel trapped in time
S01 • E07 And that was a genius mathematician called Bill Tutte - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And that was a genius mathematician called Bill Tutte
S01 • E02 There've been a row of these directing a potential invasion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There've been a row of these directing a potential...