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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

The station was successful to a degree but could only provide a long-range early warning...

The station was successful to a degree but could only provide a long-range early warning system for the North Sea and Channel approaches

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The station was successful to a degree
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but could only provide a long-range early warning system
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for the North Sea and Channel approaches.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:48
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 Now, Plymouth had its own stock stop line around it. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Now, Plymouth had its own stock stop line around it.
S01 • E08 This wall was built in 1943 by Canadian troops - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This wall was built in 1943 by Canadian troops
S01 • E03 During 1940, preparations were being made - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
During 1940, preparations were being made
S01 • E01 A man who had served in the First World War - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
A man who had served in the First World War
S01 • E02 The Plymouth kind of utilized the old kind of Napoleonic - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The Plymouth kind of utilized the old kind of Napoleonic
S01 • E01 A man that was used to getting his hands dirty - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
A man that was used to getting his hands dirty
S01 • E04 A short-range system was still desperately needed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
A short-range system was still desperately needed.
S01 • E08 The purpose of this wall, really, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The purpose of this wall, really,
S01 • E02 And they were largely in place - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And they were largely in place
S01 • E04 Research work continued by both service men and women, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Research work continued by both service men and women,
S01 • E06 But as the threat of invasion mounted and then receded, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But as the threat of invasion mounted and then receded,
S01 • E07 This isn't a dockyard that was built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This isn't a dockyard that was built
S01 • E02 So that was already fairly well protected as such. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So that was already fairly well protected as such.
S01 • E05 Churchill had always vowed we would fight on. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Churchill had always vowed we would fight on.
S01 • E02 But this was brand new and it's absolutely something - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But this was brand new and it's absolutely something
S01 • E04 When she was posted to Bawdsey, she said, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
When she was posted to Bawdsey, she said,
S01 • E05 Since becoming prime minister in May 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Since becoming prime minister in May 1940,
S01 • E08 And it's got steel reinforcing inside it - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it's got steel reinforcing inside it
S01 • E01 Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built
S01 • E06 And the defenses, the buildings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And the defenses, the buildings,