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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

So that if a bomb had fallen and hit the courtyard it would have gone straight to the roof...

So that if a bomb had fallen and hit the courtyard it would have gone straight to the roof of the basement

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So that if a bomb had fallen and hit the courtyard
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it would have gone straight to the roof of the basement.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:29
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 • E07 In the early years of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
In the early years of the war,
S01 • E02 We've got the Maginot Line of fortifications in France, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
We've got the Maginot Line of fortifications in France,
S01 • E03 And so it was a strong building, but it also was vulnerable. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And so it was a strong building, but it also was vulnerable.
S01 • E05 To this day, many remain undiscovered. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To this day, many remain undiscovered.
S01 • E06 It's not until very late in the war - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It's not until very late in the war
S01 • E04 (plane buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(plane buzzing)
S01 • E08 On D-Day itself, they didn't use the Double Onion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
On D-Day itself, they didn't use the Double Onion,
S01 • E01 Several mine towers and over 150,000 defense mines - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Several mine towers and over 150,000 defense mines
S01 • E03 So what Britain did is it began to strengthen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So what Britain did is it began to strengthen
S01 • E05 The bunkers that the Auxiliary Units were inhabiting - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The bunkers that the Auxiliary Units were inhabiting
S01 • E03 First with wooden trusses and beams, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
First with wooden trusses and beams,
S01 • E07 Things like those that were sunk or damaged - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Things like those that were sunk or damaged
S01 • E08 So this was a standard Churchill tank, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So this was a standard Churchill tank,
S01 • E05 They would've been camouflaged, often subterranean. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
They would've been camouflaged, often subterranean.
S01 • E06 This meant not only every building, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
This meant not only every building,
S01 • E04 (planes buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(planes buzzing)
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) (waves whooshing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:21
(dramatic music) (waves whooshing)
S01 • E05 There's no map of them, so we don't know where they are, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There's no map of them, so we don't know where...
S01 • E02 (tense music) (artillery shooting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(tense music) (artillery shooting)
S01 • E05 So relatively recently, one emerged - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So relatively recently, one emerged