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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

We're on high readiness to deploy on contingency operations at a moment's notice across...

We're on high readiness to deploy on contingency operations at a moment's notice across the globe

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We're on high readiness to deploy
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on contingency operations at a moment's notice
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across the globe.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:25
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 This hill was actually used for storing ammunition - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This hill was actually used for storing ammunition
S01 • E07 This doesn't look like much now, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
This doesn't look like much now,
S01 • E08 And the activity in Castletown was enormous - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
And the activity in Castletown was enormous
S01 • E02 Out of sight, way out of the reach - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Out of sight, way out of the reach
S01 • E06 It could be circles, it could be red circles, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It could be circles, it could be red circles,
S01 • E03 A pyrotechnic show stopper designed to replicate - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
A pyrotechnic show stopper designed to replicate
S01 • E04 It's the same alliance of men and women, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
It's the same alliance of men and women,
S01 • E06 It's just basically what material was available, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
It's just basically what material was available,
S01 • E02 And to help with the protection - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And to help with the protection
S01 • E01 And they are devising these pillboxes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And they are devising these pillboxes,
S01 • E02 So this should've been dry, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So this should've been dry,
S01 • E03 Each fire was built in a designated area - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Each fire was built in a designated area
S01 • E06 It was a relationship that worked both ways - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
It was a relationship that worked both ways
S01 • E07 So away from the daily grind, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So away from the daily grind,
S01 • E08 In less than three weeks from D-Day, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
In less than three weeks from D-Day,
S01 • E03 To make it look like the real thing, a bombed out city, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
To make it look like the real thing, a bombed out city,
S01 • E04 As the war progressed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
As the war progressed,
S01 • E02 So as well as the anti-tank cubes down here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So as well as the anti-tank cubes down here,
S01 • E01 We're in one of the pillboxes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We're in one of the pillboxes,
S01 • E05 Anyway, be that as it may, what they reckon - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Anyway, be that as it may, what they reckon