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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(tense music)(artillery shooting) This strategy didn't look good, but with their backs to...

(tense music)
(artillery shooting) This strategy didn't look good, but with their backs to the wall, what else was Britain to do?

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(tense music) (artillery shooting)
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This strategy didn't look good,
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but with their backs to the wall,
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what else was Britain to do?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:49
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E05 So relatively recently, one emerged - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So relatively recently, one emerged
S01 • E03 And that extended all the way back over all the offices - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And that extended all the way back over all the offices
S01 • E08 Those sort of tanks, when faced with an obstacle like this, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Those sort of tanks, when faced with an obstacle like this,
S01 • E04 Now, our aircraft could be in the right place - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Now, our aircraft could be in the right place
S01 • E03 The concrete slab was inserted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The concrete slab was inserted
S01 • E07 We then go through the Battle of the Atlantic, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
We then go through the Battle of the Atlantic,
S01 • E06 When the war broke out, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
When the war broke out,
S01 • E05 (beep trills) (typewriter keys clack) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(beep trills) (typewriter keys clack)
S01 • E02 At the Northern end of the stop line, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
At the Northern end of the stop line,
S01 • E08 One wouldn't do this kind of damage, probably, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
One wouldn't do this kind of damage, probably,
S01 • E04 (planes buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
(planes buzzing)
S01 • E07 So a lot of the work that a dockyard like this - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So a lot of the work that a dockyard like this
S01 • E03 Laid in 14 stages, each layer had - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Laid in 14 stages, each layer had
S01 • E06 When Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940, within days, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
When Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940, within days,
S01 • E08 One other tool that they developed by the time of D-Day - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
One other tool that they developed by the time of D-Day
S01 • E02 A rating force heading up this river - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
A rating force heading up this river
S01 • E01 (waves crashing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(waves crashing)
S01 • E05 Historian Andrew Chatterton works - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Historian Andrew Chatterton works
S01 • E03 One of the most essential rooms - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
One of the most essential rooms
S01 • E07 The Battle of the Atlantic was the campaign - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
The Battle of the Atlantic was the campaign