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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Not only would we command the vista and present a challenge to the oncoming attacking...

Not only would we command the vista and present a challenge to the oncoming attacking forces, but we'd also see immediately what was at stake if they did break through

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Not only would we command the vista
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and present a challenge to the oncoming attacking forces,
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but we'd also see immediately what was
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at stake if they did break through.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:13
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 • E01 The mines are laid by ships, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The mines are laid by ships,
S01 • E08 Churchill who took very personal close interest - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Churchill who took very personal close interest
S01 • E02 They're not thrown down at random - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
They're not thrown down at random
S01 • E04 It's not just getting planes up in the air, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It's not just getting planes up in the air,
S01 • E01 If any vessel made contact - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
If any vessel made contact
S01 • E05 (tense brooding music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(tense brooding music)
S01 • E03 The men prepared to fight until the very end - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
The men prepared to fight until the very end
S01 • E02 But trenches on the outside are safer to be in, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But trenches on the outside are safer to be in,
S01 • E06 Longbridge has always had an important place - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Longbridge has always had an important place
S01 • E08 Now, in order to seize the enemy, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Now, in order to seize the enemy,
S01 • E04 The battle for superiority in the skies was on... - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The battle for superiority in the skies was on...
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(dramatic music)
S01 • E07 The cordite charge had to be identical - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The cordite charge had to be identical
S01 • E06 And after the outbreak of war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And after the outbreak of war,
S01 • E08 There was a deception plan that overlaid Overlord, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
There was a deception plan that overlaid Overlord,
S01 • E02 We have a bridge over here crossing the River Moe. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
We have a bridge over here crossing the River Moe.
S01 • E05 But the reality is if the Germans - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But the reality is if the Germans
S01 • E04 While the race to prepare on the ground forged ahead. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
While the race to prepare on the ground forged ahead.
S01 • E03 This position is unique, it's an infantry pillbox. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
This position is unique, it's an infantry pillbox.
S01 • E04 (dramatic orchestral music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
(dramatic orchestral music)