They laughed." That's a lovely story and she said, "And a week later on the 4th of June, I...
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They laughed." That's a lovely story and she said, "And a week later on the 4th of June, I was in Castletown and in the naval base and it was incredibly busy with all the excitement and the tension, and we knew that the invasion was imminent, but, of course, it was top secret and we didn't know when." And she said "On the 6th of June, I went to work and there was nothing, they'd all gone." As you will see, this American landing was anything but unopposed, if not one of the first landings, it was early on
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They laughed."
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That's a lovely story and she said,
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"And a week later on the 4th of June,
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I was in Castletown and in the naval base
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and it was incredibly busy with all the excitement
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and the tension,
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and we knew that the invasion was imminent,
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but, of course, it was top secret and we didn't know when."
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And she said "On the 6th of June, I went to work
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and there was nothing, they'd all gone."
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As you will see,
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this American landing was anything but unopposed,
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if not one of the first landings, it was early on.
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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.
