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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

This pillbox would have been deliberately placed in this position with the embrasure...

This pillbox would have been deliberately placed in this position with the embrasure overlooking a particular area of beach

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This pillbox would have been deliberately placed
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in this position with the embrasure overlooking
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a particular area of beach.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:57
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E03 The fires were operated electrically, ignited electrically - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:25
The fires were operated electrically, ignited electrically
S01 • E02 Andrew and Neil have climbed Crimson Hill, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Andrew and Neil have climbed Crimson Hill,
S01 • E05 So they're landing at Folkestone, around Folkestone here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
So they're landing at Folkestone, around Folkestone...
S01 • E08 The buildings that remain from that time - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The buildings that remain from that time
S01 • E06 They would make toys for the children - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They would make toys for the children
S01 • E07 That's a huge chasm in the heart of a squadron - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
That's a huge chasm in the heart of a squadron
S01 • E01 And, with the Vickers gun, they will have surveyed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And, with the Vickers gun, they will have surveyed
S01 • E04 By the end of the war, we had radar systems in aircraft. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
By the end of the war, we had radar systems in aircraft.
S01 • E08 In fact, very little has changed in Castletown - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In fact, very little has changed in Castletown
S01 • E01 So, our pillbox is directly facing - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So, our pillbox is directly facing
S01 • E07 One of the stories that's particular to Ridgewell - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
One of the stories that's particular to Ridgewell
S01 • E04 They had a small aerial in them, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
They had a small aerial in them,
S01 • E02 This is the end of our tour of the Stop Line - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is the end of our tour of the Stop Line
S01 • E07 At night, people would arrive from Cambridge, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
At night, people would arrive from Cambridge,
S01 • E06 Inevitably, the developing relationships - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Inevitably, the developing relationships
S01 • E08 The pier that we're sitting on at this moment - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:22
The pier that we're sitting on at this moment
S01 • E02 And look ahead, you can see the pillbox - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And look ahead, you can see the pillbox
S01 • E05 And they're also using a Fallschirmjager division, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And they're also using a Fallschirmjager division,
S01 • E01 So, you're not sniping at individual soldiers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So, you're not sniping at individual soldiers,
S01 • E06 You also have quite a complicated kind of interface - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
You also have quite a complicated kind of interface