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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Testing on this wall, proved the Double Onion tank could do the job, but it would require...

Testing on this wall, proved the Double Onion tank could do the job, but it would require driving right up to the face of the wall under enemy fire, so a less dangerous solution was developed

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Testing on this wall,
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proved the Double Onion tank could do the job,
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but it would require
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driving right up to the face of the wall under enemy fire,
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so a less dangerous solution was developed.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:21
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 To keep their cover, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
To keep their cover,
S01 • E04 You've got to remember, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
You've got to remember,
S01 • E02 So the experience of the First World War - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So the experience of the First World War
S01 • E01 Coastal defenses of all types were built at speed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Coastal defenses of all types were built at speed
S01 • E06 I think where Britain is so far ahead of Germany - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
I think where Britain is so far ahead of Germany
S01 • E03 So that if a bomb had fallen and hit the courtyard - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So that if a bomb had fallen and hit the courtyard
S01 • E07 In the early years of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
In the early years of the war,
S01 • E06 It's not until very late in the war - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It's not until very late in the war
S01 • E05 To this day, many remain undiscovered. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To this day, many remain undiscovered.
S01 • E03 And so it was a strong building, but it also was vulnerable. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And so it was a strong building, but it also was vulnerable.
S01 • E02 We've got the Maginot Line of fortifications in France, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
We've got the Maginot Line of fortifications in France,
S01 • E04 (plane buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(plane buzzing)
S01 • E08 On D-Day itself, they didn't use the Double Onion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
On D-Day itself, they didn't use the Double Onion,
S01 • E01 Several mine towers and over 150,000 defense mines - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Several mine towers and over 150,000 defense mines
S01 • E03 So what Britain did is it began to strengthen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So what Britain did is it began to strengthen
S01 • E05 The bunkers that the Auxiliary Units were inhabiting - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The bunkers that the Auxiliary Units were inhabiting
S01 • E03 First with wooden trusses and beams, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
First with wooden trusses and beams,
S01 • E08 So this was a standard Churchill tank, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So this was a standard Churchill tank,
S01 • E07 Things like those that were sunk or damaged - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Things like those that were sunk or damaged
S01 • E05 They would've been camouflaged, often subterranean. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
They would've been camouflaged, often subterranean.