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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

So they would be having to go down to a communal public shelter

So they would be having to go down to a communal public shelter

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So they would be having to go down
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to a communal public shelter.
Duration
5 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:04
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 • E02 And as they kind of moved further inland up to Scotland, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And as they kind of moved further inland up to Scotland,
S01 • E01 And so you have a lot of French soldiers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
And so you have a lot of French soldiers
S01 • E04 Shooting was such an important skill to have mastered, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Shooting was such an important skill to have mastered,
S01 • E07 And I remember reading testimony from one veteran, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And I remember reading testimony from one veteran,
S01 • E05 ♪ It's just a time for dancing ♪ - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
♪ It's just a time for dancing ♪
S01 • E06 So every resource, whether it was human, manpower, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
So every resource, whether it was human, manpower,
S01 • E02 It hadn't been a huge amount of testing carried out, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It hadn't been a huge amount of testing carried out,
S01 • E03 Public shelters on the streets were either adapted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Public shelters on the streets were either adapted
S01 • E04 This is Kenley's rifle range. It was a 50-yard range. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is Kenley's rifle range. It was a 50-yard range.
S01 • E08 The challenge for us was that the American meteorologists - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
The challenge for us was that the American meteorologists
S01 • E04 You can see the wall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
You can see the wall
S01 • E02 Yes, there were troops building them, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Yes, there were troops building them,
S01 • E07 She discovered after the war that she was phoning - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
She discovered after the war that she was phoning
S01 • E05 ♪ Where the music ♪ - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
♪ Where the music ♪
S01 • E03 Or they were purpose built, the most common version - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Or they were purpose built, the most common version
S01 • E06 With a constant need for new billets, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
With a constant need for new billets,
S01 • E05 It was about information. It was about entertainment. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was about information. It was about entertainment.
S01 • E02 And you've also got civilian contractors, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
And you've also got civilian contractors,
S01 • E04 There was a kind of revolving mechanism there. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There was a kind of revolving mechanism there.
S01 • E01 Britain's defense structures needed to be fortified - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Britain's defense structures needed to be fortified