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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

The ship building going on between the wars was just immense, and so therefore you've got...

The ship building going on between the wars was just immense, and so therefore you've got the biggest Navy in the world by an absolutely massive margin

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The ship building going on between the wars
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was just immense,
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and so therefore you've got the biggest Navy in the world
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by an absolutely massive margin.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:47
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 To think that it was planned and built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To think that it was planned and built
S01 • E06 (birds chirping) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(birds chirping)
S01 • E05 (soft tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:21
(soft tense music)
S01 • E04 (plane buzzing) (bomb exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(plane buzzing) (bomb exploding)
S01 • E01 And they've got Dannert concertina wire obstacles. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And they've got Dannert concertina wire obstacles.
S01 • E03 Whitehall, Westminster, Central London. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Whitehall, Westminster, Central London.
S01 • E02 I'm gonna suggest that maybe you have a look - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
I'm gonna suggest that maybe you have a look
S01 • E07 Shipyards are making - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Shipyards are making
S01 • E01 And you see the photographs, the big reels of wire. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And you see the photographs, the big reels of wire.
S01 • E08 And the idea is the tank would approach the defense, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And the idea is the tank would approach the defense,
S01 • E03 12 feet beneath office workers and city pedestrians, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
12 feet beneath office workers and city pedestrians,
S01 • E04 In 1940, Britain was on the brink of being invaded - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In 1940, Britain was on the brink of being invaded
S01 • E01 Then you combine that with a minefield or two as well. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Then you combine that with a minefield or two as well.
S01 • E07 And feverishly building new merchant tonnage - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And feverishly building new merchant tonnage
S01 • E06 Facing an ever-increasing manpower shortage, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Facing an ever-increasing manpower shortage,
S01 • E02 Very out of keeping with the rest of that section - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Very out of keeping with the rest of that section
S01 • E08 And because they were on this frame, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And because they were on this frame,
S01 • E03 It was here that Winston Churchill and his inner circle - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It was here that Winston Churchill and his inner circle
S01 • E01 Then you get a little bit further in - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
Then you get a little bit further in
S01 • E04 With our army battered after the beaches of Dunkirk, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
With our army battered after the beaches of Dunkirk,