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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

The central wall will protect your fighter from blast if one side is hit

The central wall will protect your fighter from blast if one side is hit

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The central wall will protect your fighter from blast
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if one side is hit.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:01
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 • E02 (gentle music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(gentle music)
S01 • E08 And what is amazing about this memo, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And what is amazing about this memo,
S01 • E06 Every barn and outbuilding was utilized - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Every barn and outbuilding was utilized
S01 • E07 There are rotors inside that can be swapped around, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
There are rotors inside that can be swapped around,
S01 • E01 They were all slated on the roof - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
They were all slated on the roof
S01 • E04 And all of this is unskilled labor, cheap materials. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And all of this is unskilled labor, cheap materials.
S01 • E04 It's just earth revetments and a bit of brickwork. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
It's just earth revetments and a bit of brickwork.
S01 • E05 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(tense music)
S01 • E02 The walls are 36-inches thick, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The walls are 36-inches thick,
S01 • E08 I thank the Gods of war we went when we did, DE." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I thank the Gods of war we went when we did, DE."
S01 • E04 The central walls don't even have foundations. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The central walls don't even have foundations.
S01 • E06 Areas previously used for animals became arable, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Areas previously used for animals became arable,
S01 • E01 The Freiston defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The Freiston defenses
S01 • E07 If you were just to try each possible combination - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
If you were just to try each possible combination
S01 • E02 On a tripod, that could fire up to 4,000 meters in range - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
On a tripod, that could fire up to 4,000 meters in range
S01 • E04 So, this could be put together really, really quickly. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So, this could be put together really, really quickly.
S01 • E05 This was built in 1893, and the idea was - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This was built in 1893, and the idea was
S01 • E03 Understandably, the population - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Understandably, the population
S01 • E01 The importance of this site was the docks. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The importance of this site was the docks.
S01 • E02 With the range of fire, the field of vision - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
With the range of fire, the field of vision