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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

My Dad was only nine years old, and he just jumped in the steel water tank that's just...

My Dad was only nine years old, and he just jumped in the steel water tank that's just opposite the camp, down in the village

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My Dad was only nine years old,
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and he just jumped in the steel water tank
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that's just opposite the camp, down in the village.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:59
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E06 "The boys dig a rectangular hole - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
"The boys dig a rectangular hole
S01 • E08 In April, the king and Winston Churchill - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
In April, the king and Winston Churchill
S01 • E02 The sound that that would have generated in here - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The sound that that would have generated in here
S01 • E03 Built to withstand debris from the collapse - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Built to withstand debris from the collapse
S01 • E04 And he actually witnessed the cook house being blown up. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And he actually witnessed the cook house being blown up.
S01 • E07 Without the men and the ships sailing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Without the men and the ships sailing
S01 • E02 The idea of the why ricochet were in the center - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The idea of the why ricochet were in the center
S01 • E06 "College workmen trim the sides of the hole - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
"College workmen trim the sides of the hole
S01 • E04 (bombs exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(bombs exploding)
S01 • E05 Sometimes they may have just been a very, very small unit - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Sometimes they may have just been a very, very small unit
S01 • E01 80 years after the last gun blast, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
80 years after the last gun blast,
S01 • E06 "Boys now cover up the shelters with rubble and earth - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
"Boys now cover up the shelters with rubble and earth
S01 • E02 And you can really get the sense of why you've got - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And you can really get the sense of why you've got
S01 • E04 (bombs exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(bombs exploding)
S01 • E08 And, of course, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And, of course,
S01 • E03 After losing the Battle of Britain in September 1940 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:26
After losing the Battle of Britain in September 1940
S01 • E07 But even the most powerful navy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
But even the most powerful navy
S01 • E05 You had specialist members of the Auxiliary Units - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
You had specialist members of the Auxiliary Units
S01 • E08 There are plenty of hills around here in Dorset - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
There are plenty of hills around here in Dorset
S01 • E01 With the Victorian structures, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
With the Victorian structures,