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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Perhaps as a testimony to their good treatment, 25,000 German POWs chose to stay in...

Perhaps as a testimony to their good treatment, 25,000 German POWs chose to stay in Britain, possibly preferring to remain in a country where they'd made a new life rather than return to a war-ravaged and divided Germany

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Perhaps as a testimony to their good treatment,
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25,000 German POWs chose to stay in Britain,
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possibly preferring to remain in a country
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where they'd made a new life
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rather than return to a war-ravaged and divided Germany.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:26
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E07 But the hospital did all the run-of-the-mill - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
But the hospital did all the run-of-the-mill
S01 • E03 But for many living in urban areas, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But for many living in urban areas,
S01 • E01 It's possibly to do with the amount of specialist training - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It's possibly to do with the amount of specialist...
S01 • E04 His testimony at the Nuremburg trials five years later - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
His testimony at the Nuremburg trials five years later
S01 • E05 And all these guys can come down here much more easily - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And all these guys can come down here much more easily
S01 • E02 You're left stranded, my friend, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You're left stranded, my friend,
S01 • E03 So if people emerge from their underground tube station - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:29
So if people emerge from their underground tube station
S01 • E01 Whereas every infantry soldier was well-trained on the Bren. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Whereas every infantry soldier was well-trained on the Bren.
S01 • E02 And they just found that gap in a natural defense, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And they just found that gap in a natural defense,
S01 • E04 From cutting-edge radar research stations - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
From cutting-edge radar research stations
S01 • E01 It also may be to do with the change in the nature - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It also may be to do with the change in the nature
S01 • E06 Unfortunately, there are no statistics - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Unfortunately, there are no statistics
S01 • E08 They laughed." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:37
They laughed."
S01 • E07 Stopping with the pedals, or using the handbrakes, etc, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Stopping with the pedals, or using the handbrakes, etc,
S01 • E05 It means that the British can reinforce - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It means that the British can reinforce
S01 • E01 Moving into 1941, 1942, the threat of a full-scale invasion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Moving into 1941, 1942, the threat of a full-scale invasion
S01 • E02 (artillery shooting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(artillery shooting)
S01 • E05 Basically, the whole thing starts to fall to pieces - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Basically, the whole thing starts to fall to pieces
S01 • E02 I mean, they look good on a map - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
I mean, they look good on a map
S01 • E04 Armed with that final confirmation, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
Armed with that final confirmation,