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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Since then, no part of the invasion had been left to chance, which led to the creation of...

Since then, no part of the invasion had been left to chance, which led to the creation of a surprising structure in a wood in Surrey

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Since then,
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no part of the invasion had been left to chance,
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which led to the creation of a surprising structure
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in a wood in Surrey.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:16
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 • E03 The Luftwaffe may have known the - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The Luftwaffe may have known the
S01 • E01 William Edmund Ironside, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
William Edmund Ironside,
S01 • E05 There was a very real fear the German war machine - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
There was a very real fear the German war machine
S01 • E04 They brought in more WAAFs and engineers and scientists - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
They brought in more WAAFs and engineers and scientists
S01 • E01 He was 6'4", he was 17 stone, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
He was 6'4", he was 17 stone,
S01 • E02 Well, the Taunton Stop Line was essentially, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Well, the Taunton Stop Line was essentially,
S01 • E07 The Navy was the jewel in Britain's military crown, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
The Navy was the jewel in Britain's military crown,
S01 • E06 A lot of the aircraft components that Drakelow made - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
A lot of the aircraft components that Drakelow made
S01 • E05 But could we have stood firm and fought back, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But could we have stood firm and fought back,
S01 • E08 Since first occupying France, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
Since first occupying France,
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 • 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 • 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.