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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(soft instrumental music) As you can see, it's constructed from precast concrete

(soft instrumental music) As you can see, it's constructed from precast concrete

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(soft instrumental music)
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As you can see, it's constructed from precast concrete.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:36
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 Bletchley was hit by one stray bomb in 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Bletchley was hit by one stray bomb in 1940,
S01 • E08 His fate, along with that of all the Allies, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
His fate, along with that of all the Allies,
S01 • E02 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(tense music)
S01 • E01 And once they'd got a foothold there, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And once they'd got a foothold there,
S01 • E04 We thought that all of the shelters - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
We thought that all of the shelters
S01 • E05 The railway had closed in 1934, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
The railway had closed in 1934,
S01 • E07 As it was winched back into place, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
As it was winched back into place,
S01 • E06 But there was no point in freeing up more land - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But there was no point in freeing up more land
S01 • E01 As a fairly new addition - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
As a fairly new addition
S01 • E08 But it wasn't the men in the landing craft - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
But it wasn't the men in the landing craft
S01 • E07 This was as close as the Germans got - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
This was as close as the Germans got
S01 • E03 (gentle music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(gentle music)
S01 • E02 Every hour, the home guard could buy, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Every hour, the home guard could buy,
S01 • E04 We've got others on the other side of the airfield - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
We've got others on the other side of the airfield
S01 • E01 So when the war broke out, there were lots of calls - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So when the war broke out, there were lots of calls
S01 • E06 And so, not for the first time, the country turned to women. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And so, not for the first time, the country turned to women.
S01 • E05 At the start of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
At the start of the war,
S01 • E04 We've also got others that are corrugated steel, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We've also got others that are corrugated steel,
S01 • E02 (tense music) (guns shooting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(tense music) (guns shooting)
S01 • E04 All that is testament to how quickly - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
All that is testament to how quickly