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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(slow dramatic music) Despite the fact occupying forces could've bypassed the fort, senior...

(slow dramatic music) Despite the fact occupying forces could've bypassed the fort, senior army officers believe Reigate's obvious defenses could've made it an island of hope, even after any occupation of London

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Despite the fact occupying forces
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could've bypassed the fort,
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senior army officers believe Reigate's obvious defenses
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could've made it an island of hope,
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even after any occupation of London.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:11
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E04 Bawdsey became the center - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Bawdsey became the center
S01 • E07 And on one of the guns, if you look at it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
And on one of the guns, if you look at it,
S01 • E03 If you were signed on at the Labour Exchange as unemployed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
If you were signed on at the Labour Exchange as unemployed,
S01 • E06 As the workers had cleared all of the fields away, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
As the workers had cleared all of the fields away,
S01 • E01 And this would be able to control that defensive position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
And this would be able to control that defensive position
S01 • E03 Inside this pillbox there is a piece of shuttering - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Inside this pillbox there is a piece of shuttering
S01 • E02 But just how were these crumbling structures - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But just how were these crumbling structures
S01 • E08 And this, obviously, kept the German's attention elsewhere, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And this, obviously, kept the German's attention...
S01 • E02 And more importantly, would they be effective - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And more importantly, would they be effective
S01 • E04 Mary Wain and Graham Randall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Mary Wain and Graham Randall
S01 • E05 So wireless transmitters were installed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
So wireless transmitters were installed
S01 • E03 Otherwise, it's going to cause a lot of death - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Otherwise, it's going to cause a lot of death
S01 • E07 That gun is no longer working, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
That gun is no longer working,
S01 • E06 So you can see in some areas on the sandstone walls - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So you can see in some areas on the sandstone walls
S01 • E01 So it needs to be a sort of flexible defense - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So it needs to be a sort of flexible defense
S01 • E04 It was the first operational radar station in the world. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was the first operational radar station in the world.
S01 • E08 With the armada gathered along the south coast, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
With the armada gathered along the south coast,
S01 • E03 Like all the defense buildings, the infantry pillbox - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Like all the defense buildings, the infantry pillbox
S01 • E06 3 1/2 miles of tunnels - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
3 1/2 miles of tunnels
S01 • E02 In 1940, general Tiny Ironside became the commander - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In 1940, general Tiny Ironside became the commander