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What we do is when we're overrun
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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

What we do is when we're overrun, we're gonna need some people who are gonna live...

What we do is when we're overrun, we're gonna need some people who are gonna live underground, literally in these purpose-built caves, and they are going to continue the fight

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What we do is when we're overrun,
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we're gonna need some people who are gonna live underground,
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literally in these purpose-built caves,
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and they are going to continue the fight.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:29
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 Bridgewater was strategically important - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Bridgewater was strategically important
S01 • E07 Whether that was the case, we will never know, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Whether that was the case, we will never know,
S01 • E02 Without them, the Germans would struggle - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Without them, the Germans would struggle
S01 • E04 And they set up, in a field, some wires, some aerials, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
And they set up, in a field, some wires, some aerials,
S01 • E01 Undeterred, the man in charge of defenses, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Undeterred, the man in charge of defenses,
S01 • E03 I think the German bombing tactics - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
I think the German bombing tactics
S01 • E08 Equipment needed to be gathered - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Equipment needed to be gathered
S01 • E02 Meanwhile, the British would have had - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Meanwhile, the British would have had
S01 • E05 They're gonna keep tabs on the enemy, where they're going, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
They're gonna keep tabs on the enemy, where...
S01 • E06 Many of its former masters and students - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Many of its former masters and students
S01 • E01 Many of Britain's historic buildings along our seacoast - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Many of Britain's historic buildings along our seacoast
S01 • E08 Southern England becomes, basically, a military camp, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Southern England becomes, basically, a military camp,
S01 • E02 In the event of an invasion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
In the event of an invasion,
S01 • E03 Then you have this, kind of, a weird form of tourism, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Then you have this, kind of, a weird form of tourism,
S01 • E04 They proved that radio waves would bounce off the aircraft - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
They proved that radio waves would bounce off the aircraft
S01 • E01 There's a whole load of defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There's a whole load of defenses
S01 • E07 Cavalier is preserved here as - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Cavalier is preserved here as
S01 • E02 Ever since the British - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Ever since the British
S01 • E03 After a while it starts getting a little bit more targeted. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
After a while it starts getting a little bit more targeted.
S01 • E06 Caroline Jones is the archivist for Wellington College. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Caroline Jones is the archivist for Wellington College.