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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

One of the quite bizarre methods they used was they put an appeal out on the BBC saying...

One of the quite bizarre methods they used was they put an appeal out on the BBC saying did anyone have postcards or photographs from holidays in Europe?

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One of the quite bizarre methods they used
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was they put an appeal out on the BBC
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saying did anyone have postcards
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or photographs from holidays in Europe?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:49
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 • E05 Others, you'd have a specific colored marble, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Others, you'd have a specific colored marble,
S01 • E06 So by the time the Second World War breaks out, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
So by the time the Second World War breaks out,
S01 • E01 The most accessible shores ran from Lyme Regis in the west, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The most accessible shores ran from Lyme Regis in the west,
S01 • E02 So the port of Bridgewater - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So the port of Bridgewater
S01 • E04 At 110 meters tall, the masts were double the size - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
At 110 meters tall, the masts were double the size
S01 • E03 The task to defend our nation was daunting. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The task to defend our nation was daunting.
S01 • E08 Presumably, a lot of them were no help at all, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
Presumably, a lot of them were no help at all,
S01 • E01 And with France now conquered, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And with France now conquered,
S01 • E02 Or as you can see, we've got these loopholes - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Or as you can see, we've got these loopholes
S01 • E05 So one, if a German patrol is following you, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So one, if a German patrol is following you,
S01 • E03 I think the government is absolutely terrified - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I think the government is absolutely terrified
S01 • E04 The Germans failed to realize - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The Germans failed to realize
S01 • E06 You've got a lot of people with a lot of experience. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
You've got a lot of people with a lot of experience.
S01 • E03 I think that it's one of the greatest challenge - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
I think that it's one of the greatest challenge
S01 • E02 Goodness knows the state of those rifles, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Goodness knows the state of those rifles,
S01 • E01 (footsteps thudding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(footsteps thudding)
S01 • E05 The other thing is not to be on the surface - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The other thing is not to be on the surface
S01 • E06 Besides the relatively recent Great War veterans, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Besides the relatively recent Great War veterans,
S01 • E07 It's hard to overstate just how important - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It's hard to overstate just how important
S01 • E05 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(tense music)