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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Paths, passageways, had to be created through those minefields, through which the warships...

Paths, passageways, had to be created through those minefields, through which the warships and all those landing craft could pass

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Paths, passageways,
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had to be created through those minefields,
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through which the warships
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and all those landing craft could pass.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:16
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 • E02 We're standing outside a superb example - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We're standing outside a superb example
S01 • E03 Here it's quite fast flowing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Here it's quite fast flowing
S01 • E06 And in addition to fields, they also planted hedgerows, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And in addition to fields, they also planted hedgerows,
S01 • E07 This is the part I think gets really left out of - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This is the part I think gets really left out of
S01 • E04 It had bombers and it had fighters, and over 400,000 men - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It had bombers and it had fighters, and over 400,000 men
S01 • E02 You can see just through the aperture, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
You can see just through the aperture,
S01 • E05 He's then gotta make his way up here - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
He's then gotta make his way up here
S01 • E08 And that had to happen, that clearing had to happen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
And that had to happen, that clearing had to happen
S01 • E03 Over here, it's not easy to see, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Over here, it's not easy to see,
S01 • E01 Everything had to be considered, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Everything had to be considered,
S01 • E06 Despite playing such a significant role, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Despite playing such a significant role,
S01 • E07 Strategic is the kind of overview, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Strategic is the kind of overview,
S01 • E04 Germany's battle-hardened army - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Germany's battle-hardened army
S01 • E03 Now they have a matching pair on our side of the river, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Now they have a matching pair on our side of the river,
S01 • E02 The back of it is actually quite wide open - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The back of it is actually quite wide open
S01 • E07 The operational level is those nuts and bolts, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The operational level is those nuts and bolts,
S01 • E05 But its prime location - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But its prime location
S01 • E01 And as a result, perhaps, the easiest place to see evidence - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And as a result, perhaps, the easiest place to see evidence
S01 • E02 And on the side a little bit sticking out, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And on the side a little bit sticking out,
S01 • E05 During World War I, a network of deep tunnels had been built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
During World War I, a network of deep tunnels had been built