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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

So people are choosing to do things that are to give them a level of protection

So people are choosing to do things that are to give them a level of protection

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So people are choosing to do things
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that are to give them a level of protection.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:49
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E08 And it's amazing, to me, to think all these years later, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And it's amazing, to me, to think all these years...
S01 • E05 Another one was to be where they were going - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Another one was to be where they were going
S01 • E04 The bombs they had were fused to go off at 50 feet. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The bombs they had were fused to go off at 50 feet.
S01 • E06 Many Land Girls lived on the farms where they worked. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Many Land Girls lived on the farms where they worked.
S01 • E07 So there was a failure in imagination on the German part - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So there was a failure in imagination on the German part
S01 • E06 But conditions were basic and the lifestyle lonely, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But conditions were basic and the lifestyle lonely,
S01 • E04 And, basically, they came over the airfield so low - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And, basically, they came over the airfield so low
S01 • E02 These would have been mined, and possibly the soldiers here - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
These would have been mined, and possibly the soldiers here
S01 • E01 So they'd forgot what they'd been told, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So they'd forgot what they'd been told,
S01 • E03 The amenities that we had were vast so that the people - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The amenities that we had were vast so that the people
S01 • E01 (laughs) So they were looking for a lot of glaziers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
(laughs) So they were looking for a lot of glaziers,
S01 • E07 And it's that enormous industrial effort - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it's that enormous industrial effort
S01 • E08 But such great events took place from here back in 1944, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:27
But such great events took place from here back in 1944,
S01 • E04 But the damage inflicted was still significant. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
But the damage inflicted was still significant.
S01 • E01 Yeah. (gun blasting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Yeah. (gun blasting)
S01 • E06 This was a tough job, but vital war work. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This was a tough job, but vital war work.
S01 • E02 This would have obviously have hindered any advance in force - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This would have obviously have hindered any advance in force
S01 • E04 Two of the remaining three hangars - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Two of the remaining three hangars
S01 • E03 But there were also other things like a dentist, a library, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But there were also other things like a dentist, a library,
S01 • E05 (tense brooding music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(tense brooding music)