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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

This complex maze that lies 30 meters below ground is the largest deep air raid shelter...

This complex maze that lies 30 meters below ground is the largest deep air raid shelter outside of London

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This complex maze that lies 30 meters below ground
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is the largest deep air raid shelter outside of London.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:03
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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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 • E08 For victory as the first planes get away, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
For victory as the first planes get away,
S01 • E01 So there is this kind of enthusiasm - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So there is this kind of enthusiasm
S01 • E04 This is something where everybody's just grabbed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This is something where everybody's just grabbed
S01 • E06 So most of them wouldn't have had - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So most of them wouldn't have had
S01 • E08 The very first act of D-Day - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The very first act of D-Day
S01 • E03 22 miles of intersecting and crisscrossing passages. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
22 miles of intersecting and crisscrossing passages.
S01 • E02 At the end of the war, landowners were paid 10 pounds - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
At the end of the war, landowners were paid 10 pounds
S01 • E01 They're having to go into anti-aircraft batteries, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
They're having to go into anti-aircraft batteries,
S01 • E06 Many of them were in dairy, so milking cows, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Many of them were in dairy, so milking cows,
S01 • E04 (dramatic instrumental music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(dramatic instrumental music)
S01 • E03 The London Underground did have loads of capacity, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
The London Underground did have loads of capacity,
S01 • E07 You'd need multiple copies of that device, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
You'd need multiple copies of that device,
S01 • E02 This one gives a good view of the internal blast wall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This one gives a good view of the internal blast wall
S01 • E05 The problem for the BBC was - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The problem for the BBC was
S01 • E08 Away from their bases in England, safely, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Away from their bases in England, safely,
S01 • E07 In fact, that was exactly what the British - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
In fact, that was exactly what the British
S01 • E06 So it was quite a tough, hard experience - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So it was quite a tough, hard experience
S01 • E01 (guns blasting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
(guns blasting)
S01 • E08 (atmospheric music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:23
(atmospheric music)
S01 • E07 The work culminated in the creation - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The work culminated in the creation