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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built along Britain's rugged coastline

Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built along Britain's rugged coastline

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Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built
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along Britain's rugged coastline.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:08
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 And the defenses, the buildings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And the defenses, the buildings,
S01 • E07 It goes back to the time when the Dutch attacked the Navy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It goes back to the time when the Dutch attacked the Navy
S01 • E03 (bombs exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
(bombs exploding)
S01 • E04 It's bleak and horrible." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
It's bleak and horrible."
S01 • E01 Constructed from local materials, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Constructed from local materials,
S01 • E02 The Northern end of the stop line begins - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The Northern end of the stop line begins
S01 • E08 All types of weapons were fired into the wall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
All types of weapons were fired into the wall
S01 • E07 It goes through all the long 18th century, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It goes through all the long 18th century,
S01 • E02 Traces that line making - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Traces that line making
S01 • E06 Now, this led to a general repurposing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
Now, this led to a general repurposing
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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • E04 (dramatic string music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
(dramatic string music)