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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

There are one or two others around which have had the limbs from the mast removed, but...

There are one or two others around which have had the limbs from the mast removed, but this is now the only one that's completely intact

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There are one or two others around
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which have had the limbs from the mast removed,
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but this is now the only one that's completely intact.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:37
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 • E08 There's even a case where a Frenchman, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
There's even a case where a Frenchman,
S01 • E07 Everybody is completely focused on the war effort. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Everybody is completely focused on the war effort.
S01 • E05 It's pretty sparse, but there'd be enough beds for everyone, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
It's pretty sparse, but there'd be enough beds for...
S01 • E01 I think when you look at Sea Lion as an operation, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I think when you look at Sea Lion as an operation,
S01 • E02 But for this, they would have had to pay the ultimate price. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But for this, they would have had to pay the ultimate price.
S01 • E03 But converting an old and already - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But converting an old and already
S01 • E06 And the Home Guard was the opportunity for them - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And the Home Guard was the opportunity for them
S01 • E08 There were plans of the Atlantic Wall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
There were plans of the Atlantic Wall
S01 • E04 The genius behind an embryonic idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
The genius behind an embryonic idea
S01 • E03 It was never bombproof, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was never bombproof,
S01 • E02 As the River Parrett snakes its way - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
As the River Parrett snakes its way
S01 • E07 You'd have had the crews from those that were in the basins - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
You'd have had the crews from those that were in the...
S01 • E01 You've gotta have the air force - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You've gotta have the air force
S01 • E03 It was strengthened and it was good enough - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was strengthened and it was good enough
S01 • E06 And so many teenage boys - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And so many teenage boys
S01 • E08 So there was a wide range of sources - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
So there was a wide range of sources
S01 • E01 This is an immensely difficult logistical operation. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is an immensely difficult logistical operation.
S01 • E03 Because Britain didn't seek a war in the 1930s, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Because Britain didn't seek a war in the 1930s,
S01 • E01 And you only have to spool forward four years to D-Day - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And you only have to spool forward four years to D-Day
S01 • E05 (birds chirp) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(birds chirp)