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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(uneasy music) The principle behind the GHQ line or the Stop Line as it was known, was...

(uneasy music) The principle behind the GHQ line or the Stop Line as it was known, was that you can't quite second guess where the Germans are gonna come

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The principle behind the GHQ line or the Stop Line
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as it was known, was that you can't quite second guess
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where the Germans are gonna come.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:01
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 • E08 Every single one of those vessels, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Every single one of those vessels,
S01 • E01 (gentle thoughtful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
(gentle thoughtful music)
S01 • E03 As part of a nationwide defense program - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
As part of a nationwide defense program
S01 • E04 But a whole support network of new structures was needed. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But a whole support network of new structures was needed.
S01 • E06 But with nothing now remaining - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But with nothing now remaining
S01 • E08 The logistics of it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
The logistics of it,
S01 • E04 They had to be daring, innovative and robust, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
They had to be daring, innovative and robust,
S01 • E05 We are nearly 800 feet high on top of the North Downs. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
We are nearly 800 feet high on top of the North Downs.
S01 • E02 So you would have initial defenses, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So you would have initial defenses,
S01 • E06 There was an Avro shadow factory in Leeds, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There was an Avro shadow factory in Leeds,
S01 • E05 From here, we have a great position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
From here, we have a great position
S01 • E07 When one thinks of the Second World War, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
When one thinks of the Second World War,
S01 • E03 They were part of a vast network made up of pillboxes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
They were part of a vast network made up of pillboxes,
S01 • E02 Then, once you could see where the Germans - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Then, once you could see where the Germans
S01 • E04 You've got to remember that the southern coast of Britain - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
You've got to remember that the southern coast of...
S01 • E01 Dunkirk was a huge shock, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Dunkirk was a huge shock,
S01 • E05 (tense brooding music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(tense brooding music)
S01 • E06 So there were 17,000 workers, nearly 2/3 of whom were women, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So there were 17,000 workers, nearly 2/3 of whom were women,
S01 • E07 The Navy is kind of the bit that you think about least - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
The Navy is kind of the bit that you think about least
S01 • E08 One of the dangers highlighted by the chart - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
One of the dangers highlighted by the chart