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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

This, two-story hexagonal mine control tower, with concrete and brick walls over half a...

This, two-story hexagonal mine control tower, with concrete and brick walls over half a meter thick, reaches skywards, 10 meters high

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This, two-story hexagonal mine control tower,
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with concrete and brick walls over half a meter thick,
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reaches skywards, 10 meters high.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:00
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E08 And these are operations involving naval and air forces - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
And these are operations involving naval and air forces
S01 • E05 You're gonna hit them between the (laughs) legs - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
You're gonna hit them between the (laughs) legs
S01 • E07 And you can go there today, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And you can go there today,
S01 • E03 Another gang would pour the concrete and, again, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Another gang would pour the concrete and, again,
S01 • E06 15 miles from the Longbridge factory, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
15 miles from the Longbridge factory,
S01 • E05 So I think big forts and things on the ground feels - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So I think big forts and things on the ground feels
S01 • E02 (pensive music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
(pensive music)
S01 • E03 These were people who were, basically, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
These were people who were, basically,
S01 • E05 (slow dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
(slow dramatic music)
S01 • E01 This would be at a sort of estuary entrance - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This would be at a sort of estuary entrance
S01 • E04 Bawdsey became the center - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Bawdsey became the center
S01 • E03 If you were signed on at the Labour Exchange as unemployed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
If you were signed on at the Labour Exchange as unemployed,
S01 • E07 And on one of the guns, if you look at it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
And on one of the guns, if you look at it,
S01 • E06 As the workers had cleared all of the fields away, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
As the workers had cleared all of the fields away,
S01 • E01 And this would be able to control that defensive position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
And this would be able to control that defensive position
S01 • E08 And this, obviously, kept the German's attention elsewhere, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And this, obviously, kept the German's attention...
S01 • E02 But just how were these crumbling structures - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But just how were these crumbling structures
S01 • E03 Inside this pillbox there is a piece of shuttering - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Inside this pillbox there is a piece of shuttering
S01 • E02 And more importantly, would they be effective - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And more importantly, would they be effective
S01 • E04 Mary Wain and Graham Randall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Mary Wain and Graham Randall