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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

They weren't actually paratroopers and the reason D Company was chosen was because, in...

They weren't actually paratroopers and the reason D Company was chosen was because, in pre-invasion training exercises, they had proved the most adept

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They weren't actually paratroopers
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and the reason D Company was chosen
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was because, in pre-invasion training exercises,
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they had proved the most adept.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:10
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 • E03 Some people that still went to their homes - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Some people that still went to their homes
S01 • E01 These fortified constructions - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These fortified constructions
S01 • E04 That embryonic idea that first began at Bawdsey - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
That embryonic idea that first began at Bawdsey
S01 • E01 And all these years later, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And all these years later,
S01 • E02 And there's that worry - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And there's that worry
S01 • E05 So if Whiteladies Road had been bombed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So if Whiteladies Road had been bombed,
S01 • E07 And so Bletchley's ability to successfully - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And so Bletchley's ability to successfully
S01 • E08 Although they didn't know - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Although they didn't know
S01 • E03 But there was an option, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But there was an option,
S01 • E06 At the start of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
At the start of the war,
S01 • E01 This is the main gun battery at Freiston Shore. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is the main gun battery at Freiston Shore.
S01 • E04 The IT infrastructure being designed and built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The IT infrastructure being designed and built
S01 • E02 So we've got a very rudimentary form, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So we've got a very rudimentary form,
S01 • E05 The BBC made the most of its new location - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The BBC made the most of its new location
S01 • E06 The blue one was for juniors, which is children, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The blue one was for juniors, which is children,
S01 • E07 And I think it's one of the less acknowledged contributions - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And I think it's one of the less acknowledged...
S01 • E03 A ventilation system was needed to ensure - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
A ventilation system was needed to ensure
S01 • E08 And when they did land, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And when they did land,
S01 • E04 They didn't know it at the time, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
They didn't know it at the time,
S01 • E01 This is now an RSPB nature reserve, all this. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is now an RSPB nature reserve, all this.