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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

So, if you've got a German flame thrower just coming up the beach, it's not gonna be a...

So, if you've got a German flame thrower just coming up the beach, it's not gonna be a good day at the office for you

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So, if you've got a German flame thrower
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just coming up the beach,
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it's not gonna be a good day at the office for you.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:54
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E04 So, yes, the Battle of Britain - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So, yes, the Battle of Britain
S01 • E03 How long we could survive as an island nation alone - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
How long we could survive as an island nation alone
S01 • E07 The Allied strategic bombing campaign - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The Allied strategic bombing campaign
S01 • E01 (gentle somber music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(gentle somber music)
S01 • E02 The location of these placements - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The location of these placements
S01 • E05 I suspect if you war game it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I suspect if you war game it,
S01 • E04 And that's how these often decaying structures - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And that's how these often decaying structures
S01 • E08 Between June, 1944, and May, 1945, at the end of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
Between June, 1944, and May, 1945, at the end of the war,
S01 • E07 It claimed the lives of over 150,000 British - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
It claimed the lives of over 150,000 British
S01 • E05 I think they're gonna get to the South Downs, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I think they're gonna get to the South Downs,
S01 • E02 This is one of our last bastions - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is one of our last bastions
S01 • E05 Throughout 1939 and 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
Throughout 1939 and 1940,
S01 • E01 It would have been a bloody and desperate fight. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It would have been a bloody and desperate fight.
S01 • E02 This is our shield against the tanks, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is our shield against the tanks,
S01 • E06 (guns blasting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
(guns blasting)
S01 • E01 But, had the Nazis made it through, all was not lost. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But, had the Nazis made it through, all was not lost.
S01 • E02 One of the best intact parts, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
One of the best intact parts,
S01 • E06 "But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
"But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
S01 • E08 Absolutely amazing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Absolutely amazing
S01 • E02 You can see the influence of its construction - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You can see the influence of its construction