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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(muffled chatter)(tense music) There were evacuation plans for our whole royal family to...

(muffled chatter)
(tense music) There were evacuation plans for our whole royal family to go out via Liverpool or Holyhead and to be evacuated to Canada

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(muffled chatter) (tense music)
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There were evacuation plans for our whole royal family
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to go out via Liverpool or Holyhead
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and to be evacuated to Canada.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:17
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 Situated just six miles from Portsmouth, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Situated just six miles from Portsmouth,
S01 • E02 And with the fall of France, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And with the fall of France,
S01 • E01 And so, in the summer of 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
And so, in the summer of 1940,
S01 • E07 The German Navy, the Kriegsmarine, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The German Navy, the Kriegsmarine,
S01 • E08 Having been requisitioned by the Navy in 1941 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Having been requisitioned by the Navy in 1941
S01 • E06 But after the outbreak of war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
But after the outbreak of war,
S01 • E03 I think there was a genuine - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think there was a genuine
S01 • E04 And the British army retreated - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And the British army retreated
S01 • E05 Canada was one of Britain's dominions, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Canada was one of Britain's dominions,
S01 • E07 There had been an Anglo-German naval rivalry, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
There had been an Anglo-German naval rivalry,
S01 • E02 Faced with this immense responsibility, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Faced with this immense responsibility,
S01 • E03 As a defenseless civilian population - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
As a defenseless civilian population
S01 • E04 (planes buzzing) (bombs exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
(planes buzzing) (bombs exploding)
S01 • E05 And the idea was also to stiffen people's resolve - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And the idea was also to stiffen people's resolve
S01 • E08 This is the map room, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
This is the map room,
S01 • E07 The Royal Navy was the world's largest in 1939 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The Royal Navy was the world's largest in 1939
S01 • E01 Anything other than the complete defeat of Great Britain - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Anything other than the complete defeat of Great Britain
S01 • E03 (bombs exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
(bombs exploding)
S01 • E05 Even if they invade Britain, we'll carry on the fight." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
Even if they invade Britain, we'll carry on the...
S01 • E06 British Industry was protected throughout the war - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
British Industry was protected throughout the war