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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

People often forget that, yes, it was a phoney war on land

People often forget that, yes, it was a phoney war on land

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People often forget that, yes,
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it was a phoney war on land...
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6 seconds
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20
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:04
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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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 So there are 50 kind of Stop Lines, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So there are 50 kind of Stop Lines,
S01 • E04 Adolf Hitler's barbaric form of warfare, the Blitzkrieg, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Adolf Hitler's barbaric form of warfare, the...
S01 • E08 It was the headquarters of Admiral Ramsay, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It was the headquarters of Admiral Ramsay,
S01 • E03 Hopefully giving time to our depleted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Hopefully giving time to our depleted
S01 • E07 From the outbreak of war, the war at sea, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
From the outbreak of war, the war at sea,
S01 • E06 As early as 1935, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
As early as 1935,
S01 • E02 1939, he expected to be made commander - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
1939, he expected to be made commander
S01 • E05 The protection of the royal family in the event - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The protection of the royal family in the event
S01 • E08 General Eisenhower, the overall commander, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
General Eisenhower, the overall commander,
S01 • E04 And no matter how industrious the groundswell - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And no matter how industrious the groundswell
S01 • E07 The Royal Navy was in action from September 1939 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The Royal Navy was in action from September 1939
S01 • E03 But they could have only held out for so long, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
But they could have only held out for so long,
S01 • E02 But he's made commander of the Imperial general staff. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
But he's made commander of the Imperial general staff.
S01 • E06 Initially, they were secondary sites, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Initially, they were secondary sites,
S01 • E05 (muffled chatter) (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(muffled chatter) (tense music)
S01 • E08 Situated just six miles from Portsmouth, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Situated just six miles from Portsmouth,
S01 • E02 And with the fall of France, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And with the fall of France,
S01 • E01 And so, in the summer of 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
And so, in the summer of 1940,
S01 • E07 The German Navy, the Kriegsmarine, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The German Navy, the Kriegsmarine,
S01 • E08 Having been requisitioned by the Navy in 1941 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Having been requisitioned by the Navy in 1941