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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

So he was commissioned to take a look at how that might be appropriate for detecting...

So he was commissioned to take a look at how that might be appropriate for detecting aircraft

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So he was commissioned to take a look
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at how that might be appropriate for detecting aircraft.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:06
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 The walls are made of 12-inch concrete, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The walls are made of 12-inch concrete,
S01 • E05 (gunshots blast) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(gunshots blast)
S01 • E06 These are young men who are gonna end up - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
These are young men who are gonna end up
S01 • E01 At the same time, the British have gotta take it seriously. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
At the same time, the British have gotta take it seriously.
S01 • E06 They're gonna end up in the Far East, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They're gonna end up in the Far East,
S01 • E02 The vast majority of the soldiers inside, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The vast majority of the soldiers inside,
S01 • E04 A whole series of trials were conducted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
A whole series of trials were conducted
S01 • E05 These tended to be, on the whole, farmers and farm workers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
These tended to be, on the whole, farmers and farm workers,
S01 • E08 This wall on Hankley Common - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
This wall on Hankley Common
S01 • E03 The first bomb to drop on London in World War II - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The first bomb to drop on London in World War II
S01 • E01 It's the German navy, the German air force, the German army. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It's the German navy, the German air force, the German...
S01 • E02 At this point, because of the concentration of forces, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
At this point, because of the concentration of forces,
S01 • E07 (air raid sirens blaring) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(air raid sirens blaring)
S01 • E06 (keyboard clacking) (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:21
(keyboard clacking) (dramatic music)
S01 • E01 You know, it can hurt you. So you've gotta defend yourself. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
You know, it can hurt you. So you've gotta defend...
S01 • E04 An experiment was set up in the early 1930s - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
An experiment was set up in the early 1930s
S01 • E01 By the end of July, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
By the end of July,
S01 • E05 The whole idea of an Auxiliary Unit - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The whole idea of an Auxiliary Unit
S01 • E08 As engineers worked out how to overcome the beach defenses, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
As engineers worked out how to overcome the beach defenses,
S01 • E03 Believing the Royal Air Force to be close to defeat, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Believing the Royal Air Force to be close to defeat,