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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

This isn't a dockyard that was built for the Second World War, this is a dockyard that has...

This isn't a dockyard that was built for the Second World War, this is a dockyard that has a history that goes right back to Stuart times

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This isn't a dockyard that was built
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for the Second World War,
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this is a dockyard that has a history
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that goes right back to Stuart times.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:01
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 • E02 So that was already fairly well protected as such. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So that was already fairly well protected as such.
S01 • E05 Churchill had always vowed we would fight on. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Churchill had always vowed we would fight on.
S01 • E02 But this was brand new and it's absolutely something - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But this was brand new and it's absolutely something
S01 • E04 When she was posted to Bawdsey, she said, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
When she was posted to Bawdsey, she said,
S01 • E05 Since becoming prime minister in May 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Since becoming prime minister in May 1940,
S01 • E01 Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Over 100 emergency gun batteries were built
S01 • E08 And it's got steel reinforcing inside it - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it's got steel reinforcing inside it
S01 • E06 And the defenses, the buildings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And the defenses, the buildings,
S01 • E03 (bombs exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
(bombs exploding)
S01 • E07 It goes back to the time when the Dutch attacked the Navy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It goes back to the time when the Dutch attacked the Navy
S01 • E04 It's bleak and horrible." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
It's bleak and horrible."
S01 • E02 The Northern end of the stop line begins - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The Northern end of the stop line begins
S01 • E08 All types of weapons were fired into the wall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
All types of weapons were fired into the wall
S01 • E01 Constructed from local materials, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Constructed from local materials,
S01 • E07 It goes through all the long 18th century, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It goes through all the long 18th century,
S01 • E02 Traces that line making - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Traces that line making
S01 • E06 Now, this led to a general repurposing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
Now, this led to a general repurposing
S01 • E08 There's a couple of holes in the concrete here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
There's a couple of holes in the concrete here,
S01 • E07 It served the Navy again in the First World War, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
It served the Navy again in the First World War,
S01 • E01 The pebbles set into the concrete while still wet, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The pebbles set into the concrete while still wet,