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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

They did things like create streets with lamps and they would have banks of area that they...

They did things like create streets with lamps and they would have banks of area that they could set on fire that would probably have a mixture of creosote and water that could look like small fires started by incendiaries

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They did things like create streets with lamps
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and they would have banks of area
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that they could set on fire that would probably have
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a mixture of creosote and water
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that could look like small fires started by incendiaries.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:51
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E01 You know, it's no longer a place of sunbathing and frolics. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You know, it's no longer a place of sunbathing and...
S01 • E05 But updating this disused mine - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But updating this disused mine
S01 • E02 It is, but when you kind of think - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
It is, but when you kind of think
S01 • E06 But as our successes increased, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But as our successes increased,
S01 • E07 I mean, the reality of war comes home, though, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
I mean, the reality of war comes home, though,
S01 • E04 (dramatic orchestral music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
(dramatic orchestral music)
S01 • E01 Every single one of them, there's pillboxes being put up, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Every single one of them, there's pillboxes being put...
S01 • E05 High explosives enlarged entrances, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
High explosives enlarged entrances,
S01 • E06 I mean, an even larger number were shipped over to Canada - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I mean, an even larger number were shipped over to Canada
S01 • E01 All this beachline, all this coastline - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
All this beachline, all this coastline
S01 • E08 So the concept - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
So the concept
S01 • E03 These starfish sites, they were sited normally - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
These starfish sites, they were sited normally
S01 • E07 So the team was never the same from one week to the next. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So the team was never the same from one week to the next.
S01 • E06 But certainly to start off with, and particularly Italians, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
But certainly to start off with, and particularly Italians,
S01 • E01 I think coastal defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
I think coastal defenses
S01 • E02 So you can kind of understand the significance of this area. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So you can kind of understand the significance of this area.
S01 • E05 And then within the depths of the mine itself, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And then within the depths of the mine itself,
S01 • E01 I mean, you walk along - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
I mean, you walk along
S01 • E07 Facilities at Ridgewell were basic. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Facilities at Ridgewell were basic.
S01 • E02 Looking at the size of it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Looking at the size of it,