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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

To maintain morale, and hopefully stand a chance of surviving, every available farm field,...

To maintain morale, and hopefully stand a chance of surviving, every available farm field, factory, and building now needed to be used to take the fight to Hitler, and keep Britain's home fires burning

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To maintain morale,
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and hopefully stand a chance of surviving,
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every available farm field, factory, and building
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now needed to be used to take the fight to Hitler,
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and keep Britain's home fires burning.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:27
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E07 Much of the story of Britain's war up to this point - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Much of the story of Britain's war up to this point
S01 • E02 They're actually part of an integrated - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They're actually part of an integrated
S01 • E04 There was the Spanish Armada, and Napoleon. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
There was the Spanish Armada, and Napoleon.
S01 • E05 (dark dramatic music) (explosion booms) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(dark dramatic music) (explosion booms)
S01 • E01 But by 1940, everything had changed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But by 1940, everything had changed.
S01 • E03 But by 1940 everything had changed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But by 1940 everything had changed.
S01 • E04 The combination of naval strength, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
The combination of naval strength,
S01 • E08 The campaign to invade France - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The campaign to invade France
S01 • E01 (Hitler speaks in foreign language) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
(Hitler speaks in foreign language)
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(dramatic music)
S01 • E07 But there was one part of Britain's war effort - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
But there was one part of Britain's war effort
S01 • E02 These Stop Lines were the brainchild of a man - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
These Stop Lines were the brainchild of a man
S01 • E08 D-Day was the code word - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
D-Day was the code word
S01 • E05 Barges containing thousands of heavily armored German troops - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
Barges containing thousands of heavily armored German troops
S01 • E08 We take it for granted now - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
We take it for granted now
S01 • E03 The Germans had set their sights on clearing the way - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The Germans had set their sights on clearing the way
S01 • E06 (machinery whirring) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(machinery whirring)
S01 • E04 But by the late 1930s, everything had changed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But by the late 1930s, everything had changed.
S01 • E07 Britain had ruled the waves for 500 years, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Britain had ruled the waves for 500 years,
S01 • E02 The commander-in-chief of the home forces, Edmund Ironside - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The commander-in-chief of the home forces, Edmund Ironside