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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

They regard them with the same opprobrium as today we would regard the terrorist

They regard them with the same opprobrium as today we would regard the terrorist

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They regard them with the same opprobrium
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as today we would regard the terrorist.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:42
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 Volunteers armed with a basic - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Volunteers armed with a basic
S01 • E01 Battlefield archeologist Peter Hibbs - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Battlefield archeologist Peter Hibbs
S01 • E08 The idea was to create two Mulberry harbors, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
The idea was to create two Mulberry harbors,
S01 • E07 And so when you did bail out your plane - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And so when you did bail out your plane
S01 • E06 Some of them would have been barrack huts, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Some of them would have been barrack huts,
S01 • E05 (upbeat military march music) (muffled shouting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(upbeat military march music) (muffled shouting)
S01 • E02 And the big key is that although the French had more men, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And the big key is that although the French had more men,
S01 • E03 Its outer blast-wall protects the single entrance. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Its outer blast-wall protects the single entrance.
S01 • E04 We still had to rely on the men of the Observer Corps - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
We still had to rely on the men of the Observer Corps
S01 • E06 So at capacity could hold around 1,200 prisoners, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So at capacity could hold around 1,200 prisoners,
S01 • E01 As you can see, we've got the Seven Sisters cliffs - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
As you can see, we've got the Seven Sisters cliffs
S01 • E03 This is the bunker where the airmen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is the bunker where the airmen
S01 • E01 And in 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And in 1940,
S01 • E02 You're looking at sort of 15th of May, 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You're looking at sort of 15th of May, 1940,
S01 • E03 Over in the corner a nice stove - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Over in the corner a nice stove
S01 • E01 It's strategically important to defend this area - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
It's strategically important to defend this area
S01 • E05 (soft dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
(soft dramatic music)
S01 • E04 The Royal Observer Corps - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
The Royal Observer Corps
S01 • E06 After being built, the prisoners settled down - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
After being built, the prisoners settled down
S01 • E03 Up there in the ceiling there is an escape hatch because, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Up there in the ceiling there is an escape hatch because,