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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

They had a small aerial in them, and we were even able to detect submarine periscopes,...

They had a small aerial in them, and we were even able to detect submarine periscopes, which helped us beat the German U-boat threat in the Atlantic

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They had a small aerial in them,
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and we were even able to detect submarine periscopes,
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which helped us beat the German U-boat threat
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in the Atlantic.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:09
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 This is the end of our tour of the Stop Line - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is the end of our tour of the Stop Line
S01 • E07 At night, people would arrive from Cambridge, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
At night, people would arrive from Cambridge,
S01 • E06 Inevitably, the developing relationships - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Inevitably, the developing relationships
S01 • E08 The pier that we're sitting on at this moment - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
The pier that we're sitting on at this moment
S01 • E02 And look ahead, you can see the pillbox - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And look ahead, you can see the pillbox
S01 • E05 And they're also using a Fallschirmjager division, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And they're also using a Fallschirmjager division,
S01 • E01 So, you're not sniping at individual soldiers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So, you're not sniping at individual soldiers,
S01 • E06 You also have quite a complicated kind of interface - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
You also have quite a complicated kind of interface
S01 • E07 One young airman arrives at night, goes to bed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
One young airman arrives at night, goes to bed,
S01 • E03 Later on, they discovered that if they hung - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
Later on, they discovered that if they hung
S01 • E04 Exposed to the elements, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Exposed to the elements,
S01 • E05 So there's your attacking divisions in the very first wave, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So there's your attacking divisions in the very first...
S01 • E02 'Cause we've got these two emplacements - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
'Cause we've got these two emplacements
S01 • E01 The original Vickers gun - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The original Vickers gun
S01 • E02 And I'm just fascinated by the fact that these - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And I'm just fascinated by the fact that these
S01 • E02 Extra protection that the hills - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Extra protection that the hills
S01 • E05 (gunshots blast) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(gunshots blast)
S01 • E07 Even before the airmen reached enemy territory, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Even before the airmen reached enemy territory,
S01 • E01 This impressive, belt-fed machine gun - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
This impressive, belt-fed machine gun
S01 • E04 Here on the south coast, at Newhaven, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Here on the south coast, at Newhaven,