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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

To have this view from these emplacements, and if you look across here, this field of...

To have this view from these emplacements, and if you look across here, this field of fight, that's quite a bowl as well, isn't it?

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To have this view from these emplacements,
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and if you look across here, this field of fight,
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that's quite a bowl as well, isn't it?
Duration
9 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:47
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 • E04 This often underestimated branch of the system - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This often underestimated branch of the system
S01 • E03 Carbon arc lamps under waterproof glass domes - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Carbon arc lamps under waterproof glass domes
S01 • E06 But you see it in the fact that you've got - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
But you see it in the fact that you've got
S01 • E07 And there were occasions where heavily-laden bombers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And there were occasions where heavily-laden bombers
S01 • E05 If he did and it managed to get into the channel, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
If he did and it managed to get into the channel,
S01 • E08 It would have been terribly exciting - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It would have been terribly exciting
S01 • E01 The Bren gun, compared to the Vickers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The Bren gun, compared to the Vickers,
S01 • E02 It's vast, isn't it? It's a lot of miles there. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
It's vast, isn't it? It's a lot of miles...
S01 • E03 And red down lighting, shining onto sand - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And red down lighting, shining onto sand
S01 • E08 Two years ago, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Two years ago,
S01 • E05 And then if he did make the coast, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And then if he did make the coast,
S01 • E06 The treatment of German and Italian POWs in Britain - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The treatment of German and Italian POWs in Britain
S01 • E07 One aircraft, the Caroline, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
One aircraft, the Caroline,
S01 • E01 Meanwhile, the Germans were using MG30s, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Meanwhile, the Germans were using MG30s,
S01 • E05 In the key areas, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
In the key areas,
S01 • E02 We've seen just some of the defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
We've seen just some of the defenses
S01 • E07 Goes in with a full bomb load, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Goes in with a full bomb load,
S01 • E03 And it's true to say that nearly - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And it's true to say that nearly
S01 • E08 She was walking through Castletown - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
She was walking through Castletown
S01 • E06 Britain was in a much better position than Germany was, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Britain was in a much better position than Germany was,