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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

This is a memorandum that James Stagg sent to General Eisenhower on the 21st of June, that...

This is a memorandum that James Stagg sent to General Eisenhower on the 21st of June, that tells him that had he postponed a second time and the invasion had been launched in July, the operation would have failed

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This is a memorandum
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that James Stagg sent to General Eisenhower
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on the 21st of June,
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that tells him that had he postponed a second time
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and the invasion had been launched in July,
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the operation would have failed.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:42
Uploaded
May 24, 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 They've got rats, they're dirty, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They've got rats, they're dirty,
S01 • E05 1,300 people were killed in the raids, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
1,300 people were killed in the raids,
S01 • E02 When we have a closer look at it, you can see - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
When we have a closer look at it, you can see
S01 • E03 You're sleeping next to complete strangers. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
You're sleeping next to complete strangers.
S01 • E06 So actually, suddenly this whole idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
So actually, suddenly this whole idea
S01 • E07 What that means is it takes the letters of a message - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
What that means is it takes the letters of a message
S01 • E04 Also, in terms of getting them in the air, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Also, in terms of getting them in the air,
S01 • E01 To protect them from aerial attack, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To protect them from aerial attack,
S01 • E03 I think they are a place where you feel very vulnerable - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I think they are a place where you feel very vulnerable
S01 • E05 With the BBC's Whiteladies Road studios now in danger, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
With the BBC's Whiteladies Road studios now in danger,
S01 • E02 And the range of vision from that emplacement - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And the range of vision from that emplacement
S01 • E01 The Germans would have been looking for any - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The Germans would have been looking for any
S01 • E08 In fact, you couldn't land or fly anything - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
In fact, you couldn't land or fly anything
S01 • E02 From the lock just behind us - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
From the lock just behind us
S01 • E07 But the secrecy lies in the fact - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But the secrecy lies in the fact
S01 • E03 And I think you've got to be there - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And I think you've got to be there
S01 • E05 In order to keep the population informed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
In order to keep the population informed
S01 • E01 And they came up with the idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And they came up with the idea
S01 • E06 Britain's farms and fields - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Britain's farms and fields
S01 • E04 The central wall will protect your fighter from blast - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The central wall will protect your fighter from blast