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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(tense brooding music) Colin Gubbins was a remarkable man

(tense brooding music) Colin Gubbins was a remarkable man

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Colin Gubbins was a remarkable man.
Duration
6 seconds
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28
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:16
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E08 I hope to think it'll never happen again, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I hope to think it'll never happen again,
S01 • E06 "In May, Holland and Belgium were attacked - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
"In May, Holland and Belgium were attacked
S01 • E02 To mark the birthday of their home guard, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
To mark the birthday of their home guard,
S01 • E01 It widened and expanded - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It widened and expanded
S01 • E06 "A novel feature of these attacks - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
"A novel feature of these attacks
S01 • E04 On Dorset's south coast, Charlie Newman's family pub - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
On Dorset's south coast, Charlie Newman's family...
S01 • E05 After the war, he'd been involved in art, in insurrections, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
After the war, he'd been involved in art, in...
S01 • E03 Often in people's back gardens, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Often in people's back gardens,
S01 • E01 So quite a lot were used and adapted. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So quite a lot were used and adapted.
S01 • E02 At the start of the war, a civil defense force - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
At the start of the war, a civil defense force
S01 • E07 You can see from 1942 it's one of - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You can see from 1942 it's one of
S01 • E06 "As a result, college was called upon to dig a trench - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
"As a result, college was called upon to dig a trench
S01 • E08 This influx of men and machinery - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This influx of men and machinery
S01 • E04 My mother's family were in the village in about 1640. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
My mother's family were in the village in about 1640.
S01 • E01 Besides being utilized as command centers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Besides being utilized as command centers,
S01 • E04 But then my great grandfather - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But then my great grandfather
S01 • E07 Then through 1943, the Mediterranean again, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Then through 1943, the Mediterranean again,
S01 • E02 The idea of the LDV was that they would look, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The idea of the LDV was that they would look,
S01 • E03 You know, they're sectional, corrugated iron - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
You know, they're sectional, corrugated iron
S01 • E08 For some villages in the south of England, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
For some villages in the south of England,