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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

The GHQ Stop Line was a huge undertaking, and the concentration of defenses south of...

The GHQ Stop Line was a huge undertaking, and the concentration of defenses south of Reigate are a key point, standing on one of the main routes between the south coast and London

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The GHQ Stop Line was a huge undertaking,
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and the concentration of defenses south of Reigate
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are a key point, standing on one of the main routes
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between the south coast and London.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:05
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 • E08 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(tense music)
S01 • E03 So canals and rivers and railways, for example, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So canals and rivers and railways, for example,
S01 • E05 Once he's off that, he's then tangled up in barb wire. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Once he's off that, he's then tangled up in barb...
S01 • E07 At 600 hectares, it's one of the largest - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
At 600 hectares, it's one of the largest
S01 • E06 And this was a really interesting device - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And this was a really interesting device
S01 • E05 He's on full view to the soldiers shooting at him - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
He's on full view to the soldiers shooting at him
S01 • E04 It supported the nationalist troops - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
It supported the nationalist troops
S01 • E05 He's then gotta descend down into the ditch, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
He's then gotta descend down into the ditch,
S01 • E04 It was highly sophisticated and it had over 4,000 aircraft. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It was highly sophisticated and it had over 4,000 aircraft.
S01 • E03 We're standing right on the bank of the River Mole. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
We're standing right on the bank of the River Mole.
S01 • E07 The Germans simply didn't know it was there. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The Germans simply didn't know it was there.
S01 • E08 Paths, passageways, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Paths, passageways,
S01 • E02 We're standing outside a superb example - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We're standing outside a superb example
S01 • E03 Here it's quite fast flowing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Here it's quite fast flowing
S01 • E06 And in addition to fields, they also planted hedgerows, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And in addition to fields, they also planted hedgerows,
S01 • E07 This is the part I think gets really left out of - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This is the part I think gets really left out of
S01 • E02 You can see just through the aperture, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
You can see just through the aperture,
S01 • E04 It had bombers and it had fighters, and over 400,000 men - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It had bombers and it had fighters, and over 400,000 men
S01 • E05 He's then gotta make his way up here - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
He's then gotta make his way up here
S01 • E08 And that had to happen, that clearing had to happen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
And that had to happen, that clearing had to happen