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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

This is obviously a crucial point, because if this fell into enemy hands, you can negate...

This is obviously a crucial point, because if this fell into enemy hands, you can negate all the defenses, nip through the hill, and you're out the other side

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This is obviously a crucial point,
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because if this fell into enemy hands,
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you can negate all the defenses, nip through the hill,
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and you're out the other side.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:18
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(dramatic music)
S01 • E05 Well that in itself is just utter nonsense - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:28
Well that in itself is just utter nonsense
S01 • E03 Having lured the enemy in with lighting decoys, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Having lured the enemy in with lighting decoys,
S01 • E06 Each prisoner camp tended to have - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Each prisoner camp tended to have
S01 • E04 We're on high readiness to deploy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
We're on high readiness to deploy
S01 • E02 This hill was actually used for storing ammunition - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This hill was actually used for storing ammunition
S01 • E07 This doesn't look like much now, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
This doesn't look like much now,
S01 • E02 Out of sight, way out of the reach - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Out of sight, way out of the reach
S01 • E08 And the activity in Castletown was enormous - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
And the activity in Castletown was enormous
S01 • E06 It could be circles, it could be red circles, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It could be circles, it could be red circles,
S01 • E03 A pyrotechnic show stopper designed to replicate - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
A pyrotechnic show stopper designed to replicate
S01 • E04 It's the same alliance of men and women, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
It's the same alliance of men and women,
S01 • E06 It's just basically what material was available, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
It's just basically what material was available,
S01 • E02 And to help with the protection - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And to help with the protection
S01 • E01 And they are devising these pillboxes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And they are devising these pillboxes,
S01 • E02 So this should've been dry, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So this should've been dry,
S01 • E03 Each fire was built in a designated area - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Each fire was built in a designated area
S01 • E06 It was a relationship that worked both ways - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
It was a relationship that worked both ways
S01 • E07 So away from the daily grind, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So away from the daily grind,
S01 • E08 In less than three weeks from D-Day, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
In less than three weeks from D-Day,