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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Since first occupying France, the Germans had constructed a fearsome set of defenses along...

Since first occupying France, the Germans had constructed a fearsome set of defenses along the French coast, known as the Atlantic Wall, far more elaborate than anything the British had built in 1940

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Since first occupying France,
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the Germans had constructed a fearsome set of defenses
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along the French coast, known as the Atlantic Wall,
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far more elaborate
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than anything the British had built in 1940.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:28
Uploaded
May 30, 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 If an invasion happened in the Southwest, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
If an invasion happened in the Southwest,
S01 • E03 In what became a building frenzy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
In what became a building frenzy
S01 • E01 He'd had a public school background - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
He'd had a public school background
S01 • E04 The radar detection system used radio waves - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The radar detection system used radio waves
S01 • E07 At the start of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
At the start of the war,
S01 • E02 And it was essentially making sure that the west country - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And it was essentially making sure that the west country
S01 • E05 There was no denying that if the Nazis did succeed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There was no denying that if the Nazis did succeed,
S01 • E03 Back in the capital, the Government needed to carry on, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Back in the capital, the Government needed to carry on,
S01 • E04 But in August 1937, the technology was still in its infancy. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But in August 1937, the technology was still in its infancy.
S01 • E08 This is a recreation of part of that defensive wall. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
This is a recreation of part of that defensive wall.
S01 • E07 Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Chatham. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Chatham.
S01 • E05 And nothing illustrates this more - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
And nothing illustrates this more
S01 • E04 The station was successful to a degree - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The station was successful to a degree
S01 • E06 By utilizing every possible resource, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
By utilizing every possible resource,
S01 • E02 Now, Plymouth had its own stock stop line around it. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Now, Plymouth had its own stock stop line around it.
S01 • E08 This wall was built in 1943 by Canadian troops - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This wall was built in 1943 by Canadian troops
S01 • E03 During 1940, preparations were being made - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
During 1940, preparations were being made
S01 • E01 A man who had served in the First World War - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
A man who had served in the First World War
S01 • E02 The Plymouth kind of utilized the old kind of Napoleonic - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The Plymouth kind of utilized the old kind of Napoleonic
S01 • E01 A man that was used to getting his hands dirty - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
A man that was used to getting his hands dirty