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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Throughout World War II, both Chain Home Low stations and coast defense equipment for...

Throughout World War II, both Chain Home Low stations and coast defense equipment for tracking enemy ships were being utilized

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Throughout World War II, both Chain Home Low stations
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and coast defense equipment
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for tracking enemy ships were being utilized.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:51
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 In principle, stop lines were a good, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
In principle, stop lines were a good,
S01 • E03 I think people did feel a sense of, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think people did feel a sense of,
S01 • E05 Across Europe, the advancing Nazis had already looted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Across Europe, the advancing Nazis had already looted
S01 • E08 Besides the bombs and the bullets, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
Besides the bombs and the bullets,
S01 • E04 And Bawdsey Manor, once a pioneering research station, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And Bawdsey Manor, once a pioneering research station,
S01 • E03 And I think there was also showing this idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And I think there was also showing this idea
S01 • E06 But the shortage of manpower remained a constant problem, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But the shortage of manpower remained a constant problem,
S01 • E05 And as allied troops fled Dunkirk, bombs fell on London, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And as allied troops fled Dunkirk, bombs fell on London,
S01 • E01 And we mustn't forget that both sides in World War II - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And we mustn't forget that both sides in World War II
S01 • E02 They were costly to build, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They were costly to build,
S01 • E05 Attention turned to how - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Attention turned to how
S01 • E03 We're not going to be cowered by this - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We're not going to be cowered by this
S01 • E02 And as they generally only provided defense - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And as they generally only provided defense
S01 • E04 So, within this operations room, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:25
So, within this operations room,
S01 • E07 These buildings were hastily built in 1941, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These buildings were hastily built in 1941,
S01 • E01 It wasn't used, but we had the stocks. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
It wasn't used, but we had the stocks.
S01 • E06 (birds chirping) (suspenseful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(birds chirping) (suspenseful music)
S01 • E05 Founded in 1824, the National Gallery - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Founded in 1824, the National Gallery
S01 • E01 And Churchill, he said, "If this is gonna be landings, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And Churchill, he said, "If this is gonna be landings,
S01 • E03 During the first month of the Blitz, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
During the first month of the Blitz,