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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

The way this has been done is to construct a sandwich with concrete, with shingle as the...

The way this has been done is to construct a sandwich with concrete, with shingle as the filling, and then another concrete layer at the bottom of that sandwich, the theory being, if you get hit by a bomb

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The way this has been done
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is to construct a sandwich with concrete,
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with shingle as the filling, and then another concrete layer
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at the bottom of that sandwich,
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the theory being, if you get hit by a bomb...
Duration
16 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:05
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 • E05 Got examples of publicans having them - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Got examples of publicans having them
S01 • E03 As well as London, the Luftwaffe attacked - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
As well as London, the Luftwaffe attacked
S01 • E07 Bletchley Station, which connects directly with Euston, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Bletchley Station, which connects directly with Euston,
S01 • E02 And that's why I think that emplacement is right here. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And that's why I think that emplacement is right here.
S01 • E08 It became known as the village that died for England. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It became known as the village that died for England.
S01 • E06 Rushing out to check on the status of the boys, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Rushing out to check on the status of the boys,
S01 • E01 Even with modifications, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Even with modifications,
S01 • E03 Bristol, Plymouth and nine other urban areas were targeted, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Bristol, Plymouth and nine other urban areas were targeted,
S01 • E07 And more importantly, the trunk telephone cables - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And more importantly, the trunk telephone cables
S01 • E02 Beaverbrook was known - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Beaverbrook was known
S01 • E08 It did fall into disrepair, but then, in the 1970s, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
It did fall into disrepair, but then, in the 1970s,
S01 • E04 (bomb exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
(bomb exploding)
S01 • E02 So it makes perfect sense he would demand a gun emplacement - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So it makes perfect sense he would demand a gun emplacement
S01 • E01 Firstly, they were not built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Firstly, they were not built
S01 • E05 Even if you go into the entrance of the chicken shed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Even if you go into the entrance of the chicken shed,
S01 • E07 And that's really, really important for the site - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And that's really, really important for the site
S01 • E07 They rely on getting messages and information into the site - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They rely on getting messages and information into the site
S01 • E03 43,000 civilians were killed in the Blitz - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
43,000 civilians were killed in the Blitz
S01 • E01 And secondly, what if the invasion came somewhere else? - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And secondly, what if the invasion came somewhere else?
S01 • E05 But inside the civilian operator - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But inside the civilian operator