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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

This is a highly modern war, so you're gonna need highly modern solutions if you're gonna...

This is a highly modern war, so you're gonna need highly modern solutions if you're gonna defend the British Isles

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This is a highly modern war,
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so you're gonna need highly modern solutions
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if you're gonna defend the British Isles.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:46
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 And I don't think that he would have particularly relaxed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And I don't think that he would have particularly...
S01 • E05 Under his command, our Canadian Commonwealth troops - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Under his command, our Canadian Commonwealth troops
S01 • E08 It's non-magnetic, but it still has to be cleared - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It's non-magnetic, but it still has to be cleared
S01 • E07 One of the reasons the site was chosen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
One of the reasons the site was chosen
S01 • E02 It errs towards the Eastern seaboard. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It errs towards the Eastern seaboard.
S01 • E06 So British film industry prop builders were brought in, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
So British film industry prop builders were brought in,
S01 • E03 Despite the threat of terror, the defense buildings - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Despite the threat of terror, the defense buildings
S01 • E04 Air superiority would be vital. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Air superiority would be vital.
S01 • E02 It skirts round London to the south of London, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
It skirts round London to the south of London,
S01 • E08 And you'll see then, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And you'll see then,
S01 • E04 But Britain knew it was up against a formidable foe. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But Britain knew it was up against a formidable foe.
S01 • E06 They mimicked equipment, built barns, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They mimicked equipment, built barns,
S01 • E05 The hill drops away to Reigate. It's quite sharp. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The hill drops away to Reigate. It's quite sharp.
S01 • E04 (planes buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(planes buzzing)
S01 • E03 So these were a combination of natural obstacles. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So these were a combination of natural obstacles.
S01 • E05 Now that brings the attacking soldier on top of it. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Now that brings the attacking soldier on top of it.
S01 • E01 He's gotta look across the Channel and he's gotta go, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:25
He's gotta look across the Channel and he's gotta...
S01 • E02 The GHQ Stop Line was a huge undertaking, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
The GHQ Stop Line was a huge undertaking,
S01 • E08 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(tense music)
S01 • E03 So canals and rivers and railways, for example, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So canals and rivers and railways, for example,