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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Nowadays, 80 years on, instead of soldiers sheltering in there from enemy follower, we...

Nowadays, 80 years on, instead of soldiers sheltering in there from enemy follower, we have cows sheltering in there from the weather

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Nowadays, 80 years on,
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instead of soldiers sheltering in there from enemy follower,
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we have cows sheltering in there from the weather.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:59
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 • E07 Cordite is a refined version of gunpowder, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Cordite is a refined version of gunpowder,
S01 • E01 They filled the English Channel with a network of mines. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They filled the English Channel with a network of mines.
S01 • E08 The sea lanes through the minefields - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
The sea lanes through the minefields
S01 • E05 It's almost got a medieval feel to it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
It's almost got a medieval feel to it,
S01 • E04 But he was unaware that, for the last 10 years, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
But he was unaware that, for the last 10 years,
S01 • E03 Now the chaps are in here, once the attack came under way, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Now the chaps are in here, once the attack came under way,
S01 • E06 Drakelow Tunnels were designated as a shadow factory, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
Drakelow Tunnels were designated as a shadow factory,
S01 • E01 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(tense music)
S01 • E02 Across the fields in this direction, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Across the fields in this direction,
S01 • E07 When fully operational, the site could produce - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
When fully operational, the site could produce
S01 • E05 Not only would we command the vista - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Not only would we command the vista
S01 • E03 By the time you've climbed up behind you, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
By the time you've climbed up behind you,
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 • 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 • 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