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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

The new system, called Chain Home Low, resulted in 30 new stations being built, making it...

The new system, called Chain Home Low, resulted in 30 new stations being built, making it now possible to detect enemy aircraft at all altitudes over water

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The new system, called Chain Home Low,
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resulted in 30 new stations being built,
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making it now possible to detect enemy aircraft
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at all altitudes over water.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:24
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 (guns shooting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(guns shooting)
S01 • E03 People that had a back garden, yeah, great, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
People that had a back garden, yeah, great,
S01 • E01 The steadiness on land - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The steadiness on land
S01 • E07 If you can keep those sea lanes open - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
If you can keep those sea lanes open
S01 • E06 Wellington's incredible archive - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Wellington's incredible archive
S01 • E05 Not very reliable, so you wouldn't risk using it - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Not very reliable, so you wouldn't risk using it
S01 • E02 Inside the pillbox, you get real sense - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Inside the pillbox, you get real sense
S01 • E08 Which, I think, is remarkable - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Which, I think, is remarkable
S01 • E04 (planes buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(planes buzzing)
S01 • E07 And in a long, attritional, drawn-out war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And in a long, attritional, drawn-out war,
S01 • E05 And this is the Smith & Wesson revolver - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And this is the Smith & Wesson revolver
S01 • E02 Despite all these loopholes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Despite all these loopholes,
S01 • E08 Tyneham became the United States Army - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
Tyneham became the United States Army
S01 • E01 Although some of the guns in these coastal batteries - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Although some of the guns in these coastal batteries
S01 • E06 (gentle majestic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(gentle majestic music)
S01 • E03 It is in effect a reinforced metal box with wire sides - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
It is in effect a reinforced metal box with wire sides
S01 • E04 Reports of what this vast site might be up to - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Reports of what this vast site might be up to
S01 • E05 Probably got from the American police - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Probably got from the American police
S01 • E06 They're each marked by the crosses here - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
They're each marked by the crosses here
S01 • E01 Radar helped, along with an improved - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Radar helped, along with an improved