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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

So as soon as the war actually started, a unit was formed here with masters in charge and...

So as soon as the war actually started, a unit was formed here with masters in charge and boys making up the patrols

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So as soon as the war actually started,
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a unit was formed here with masters in charge
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and boys making up the patrols.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:15
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E07 Although the ships based out of Chatham - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Although the ships based out of Chatham
S01 • E03 London was once home to Joan Longley - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
London was once home to Joan Longley
S01 • E04 There was upward of 2,000 people stationed there - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There was upward of 2,000 people stationed there
S01 • E05 (tense brooding music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
(tense brooding music)
S01 • E01 But to defend it against Hitler's army, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
But to defend it against Hitler's army,
S01 • E04 And obviously, they sought out the nearest watering hole, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And obviously, they sought out the nearest watering hole,
S01 • E02 I mean, an awful lot of people were pretty good - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
I mean, an awful lot of people were pretty good
S01 • E06 And their job really was to prepare for a possible invasion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
And their job really was to prepare for a possible invasion,
S01 • E03 When the war started, I was three and a quarter years old - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
When the war started, I was three and a quarter years old
S01 • E08 Tyneham was a village in Dorset - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Tyneham was a village in Dorset
S01 • E01 (gun blasting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(gun blasting)
S01 • E04 As we all experience, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
As we all experience,
S01 • E07 The Battle of the Atlantic is without a shadow of doubt - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
The Battle of the Atlantic is without a shadow of doubt
S01 • E02 But the fact that they're veterans of the First World War - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But the fact that they're veterans of the First World...
S01 • E02 There were also an awful lot of farmers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
There were also an awful lot of farmers
S01 • E05 The importance of the secret units - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The importance of the secret units
S01 • E04 So, in this pub and surrounding structures, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
So, in this pub and surrounding structures,
S01 • E03 It was a safe place to be when everywhere outside was nasty. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was a safe place to be when everywhere outside was nasty.
S01 • E08 The villagers that left, about 200 of them, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The villagers that left, about 200 of them,
S01 • E06 It's quite amazing that they thought students - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It's quite amazing that they thought students