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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Now, this led to a general repurposing or adapting of all types of structures to...

Now, this led to a general repurposing or adapting of all types of structures to accommodate the needs of a country becoming ever more dependent on its people of all ages and social classes pitching in as we moved into all-out war

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Now, this led to a general repurposing
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or adapting of all types of structures
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to accommodate the needs of a country
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becoming ever more dependent on its people of all ages
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and social classes pitching in as we moved into all-out war.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:20
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 There's a couple of holes in the concrete here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
There's a couple of holes in the concrete here,
S01 • E07 It served the Navy again in the First World War, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
It served the Navy again in the First World War,
S01 • E01 The pebbles set into the concrete while still wet, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The pebbles set into the concrete while still wet,
S01 • E05 Great Britain was the only country in all of Europe - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Great Britain was the only country in all of Europe
S01 • E02 So it goes all the way from Bristol Channel - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So it goes all the way from Bristol Channel
S01 • E03 In London in 1938, located beneath the treasury buildings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
In London in 1938, located beneath the treasury buildings,
S01 • E08 It shows even a fairly powerful gun - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It shows even a fairly powerful gun
S01 • E04 (dramatic string music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
(dramatic string music)
S01 • E01 Some just had web netting or irregular shaped roofs - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Some just had web netting or irregular shaped roofs
S01 • E02 So down to Exmouth, just opposite of Seaton, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So down to Exmouth, just opposite of Seaton,
S01 • E02 Obviously there's a huge threat that a potential invasion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Obviously there's a huge threat that a potential...
S01 • E01 Ironside begins a combination - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Ironside begins a combination
S01 • E05 These were the rather plainly titled, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These were the rather plainly titled,
S01 • E08 This wall was built to be tested on - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This wall was built to be tested on
S01 • E02 And it stretches coast to coast, end to end, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it stretches coast to coast, end to end,
S01 • E04 In places, it's just 21 miles away. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
In places, it's just 21 miles away.
S01 • E06 (airplane engines roaring) (suspenseful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
(airplane engines roaring) (suspenseful music)
S01 • E07 Britain's a maritime nation, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Britain's a maritime nation,
S01 • E03 They were to become the famous Cabinet War Rooms, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They were to become the famous Cabinet War Rooms,
S01 • E01 So if you can imagine scaffolding with an upright, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So if you can imagine scaffolding with an upright,