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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

There was two big guns up there, six-inch, First World War guns

There was two big guns up there, six-inch, First World War guns

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There was two big guns up there,
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six-inch, First World War guns.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:33
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 Well, the BBC had four rooms. One was their control room. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Well, the BBC had four rooms. One was their control room.
S01 • E06 Would you like to go back to the Bank of England - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Would you like to go back to the Bank of England
S01 • E07 These are sometimes regarded as the forerunner - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
These are sometimes regarded as the forerunner
S01 • E01 They never had to use them - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They never had to use them
S01 • E05 They had 85 telephone lines coming into one - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They had 85 telephone lines coming into one
S01 • E03 So people are going to Chislehurst Caves, for example. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So people are going to Chislehurst Caves, for example.
S01 • E02 The St. Michael road bridge here at Creech - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The St. Michael road bridge here at Creech
S01 • E06 By autumn 1941, 20,000 women had volunteered, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
By autumn 1941, 20,000 women had volunteered,
S01 • E04 They came over just above the level of the trees. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They came over just above the level of the trees.
S01 • E01 (guns blasting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(guns blasting)
S01 • E03 They may be going to stay in the country - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
They may be going to stay in the country
S01 • E07 You have 200 Bombe machines and 2,000 Wrens clanking away, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
You have 200 Bombe machines and 2,000 Wrens clanking away,
S01 • E02 They had an extra aspect of defense, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
They had an extra aspect of defense,
S01 • E03 So people are choosing to do things - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So people are choosing to do things
S01 • E08 And it's amazing, to me, to think all these years later, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And it's amazing, to me, to think all these years...
S01 • E05 Another one was to be where they were going - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Another one was to be where they were going
S01 • E04 The bombs they had were fused to go off at 50 feet. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The bombs they had were fused to go off at 50 feet.
S01 • E06 Many Land Girls lived on the farms where they worked. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Many Land Girls lived on the farms where they worked.
S01 • E07 So there was a failure in imagination on the German part - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So there was a failure in imagination on the German part
S01 • E04 And, basically, they came over the airfield so low - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And, basically, they came over the airfield so low