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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

The Freiston defenses may have looked harmless to the enemy, but its role was highly...

The Freiston defenses may have looked harmless to the enemy, but its role was highly strategic

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The Freiston defenses
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may have looked harmless to the enemy,
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but its role was highly strategic.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:16
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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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 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 • E01 Just off to our right is Boston Docks. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Just off to our right is Boston 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
S01 • E06 So about 40% of British food was produced at home - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
So about 40% of British food was produced at home
S01 • E04 This is the entrance to the shelter - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This is the entrance to the shelter
S01 • E08 The die was cast, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The die was cast,
S01 • E01 And that would have been a target for any invading army. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And that would have been a target for any invading army.
S01 • E05 Built by local businessman George Newnes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Built by local businessman George Newnes,
S01 • E03 And so, as a result, thousands would self-evacuate - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
And so, as a result, thousands would self-evacuate
S01 • E01 But the Germans would have loved - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But the Germans would have loved
S01 • E08 There was very little that Eisenhower could do - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
There was very little that Eisenhower could do
S01 • E04 (soft instrumental music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(soft instrumental music)
S01 • E06 And of course, what this means is if you're producing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And of course, what this means is if you're producing
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 • E02 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(tense music)