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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

So some, you'd pull at what looked like a tree root, and that would ring a bell into the...

So some, you'd pull at what looked like a tree root, and that would ring a bell into the bunker, and they could open it from the inside

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So some, you'd pull at what looked like a tree root,
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and that would ring a bell into the bunker,
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and they could open it from the inside.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:46
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 • E03 One week later, Britain declared war on Germany, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
One week later, Britain declared war on Germany,
S01 • E08 One of the quite bizarre methods they used - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
One of the quite bizarre methods they used
S01 • E05 Others, you'd have a specific colored marble, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Others, you'd have a specific colored marble,
S01 • E06 So by the time the Second World War breaks out, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
So by the time the Second World War breaks out,
S01 • E01 The most accessible shores ran from Lyme Regis in the west, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The most accessible shores ran from Lyme Regis in the west,
S01 • E02 So the port of Bridgewater - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So the port of Bridgewater
S01 • E04 At 110 meters tall, the masts were double the size - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
At 110 meters tall, the masts were double the size
S01 • E03 The task to defend our nation was daunting. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The task to defend our nation was daunting.
S01 • E08 Presumably, a lot of them were no help at all, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
Presumably, a lot of them were no help at all,
S01 • E01 And with France now conquered, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And with France now conquered,
S01 • E02 Or as you can see, we've got these loopholes - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Or as you can see, we've got these loopholes
S01 • E05 So one, if a German patrol is following you, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So one, if a German patrol is following you,
S01 • E03 I think the government is absolutely terrified - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I think the government is absolutely terrified
S01 • E04 The Germans failed to realize - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The Germans failed to realize
S01 • E06 You've got a lot of people with a lot of experience. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
You've got a lot of people with a lot of experience.
S01 • E03 I think that it's one of the greatest challenge - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
I think that it's one of the greatest challenge
S01 • E02 Goodness knows the state of those rifles, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Goodness knows the state of those rifles,
S01 • E01 (footsteps thudding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(footsteps thudding)
S01 • E05 The other thing is not to be on the surface - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The other thing is not to be on the surface
S01 • E06 Besides the relatively recent Great War veterans, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Besides the relatively recent Great War veterans,