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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

They were all slated on the roof with sweets, cigarettes, and chocolates on boards round...

They were all slated on the roof with sweets, cigarettes, and chocolates on boards round the outside to make the Germans think they were shops

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They were all slated on the roof
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with sweets, cigarettes, and chocolates on boards
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round the outside to make the Germans think they were shops.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:05
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 • E04 It's just earth revetments and a bit of brickwork. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
It's just earth revetments and a bit of brickwork.
S01 • E02 The walls are 36-inches thick, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The walls are 36-inches thick,
S01 • E05 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(tense music)
S01 • E08 I thank the Gods of war we went when we did, DE." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I thank the Gods of war we went when we did, DE."
S01 • E04 The central walls don't even have foundations. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The central walls don't even have foundations.
S01 • E06 Areas previously used for animals became arable, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Areas previously used for animals became arable,
S01 • E01 The Freiston defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The Freiston defenses
S01 • E04 So, this could be put together really, really quickly. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So, this could be put together really, really quickly.
S01 • E02 On a tripod, that could fire up to 4,000 meters in range - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
On a tripod, that could fire up to 4,000 meters in range
S01 • E07 If you were just to try each possible combination - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
If you were just to try each possible combination
S01 • E05 This was built in 1893, and the idea was - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This was built in 1893, and the idea was
S01 • E03 Understandably, the population - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Understandably, the population
S01 • E01 The importance of this site was the docks. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The importance of this site was the docks.
S01 • E02 With the range of fire, the field of vision - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
With the range of fire, the field of vision
S01 • E01 Just off to our right is Boston Docks. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Just off to our right is Boston Docks.
S01 • E06 So about 40% of British food was produced at home - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
So about 40% of British food was produced at home
S01 • E08 The die was cast, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The die was cast,
S01 • E04 This is the entrance to the shelter - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This is the entrance to the shelter
S01 • E01 And that would have been a target for any invading army. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And that would have been a target for any invading army.
S01 • E05 Built by local businessman George Newnes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Built by local businessman George Newnes,