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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

What made it attractive is it had a steel frame, so this was felt to be very strong, but...

What made it attractive is it had a steel frame, so this was felt to be very strong, but what people hadn't factored in is they'd also built in a series of courtyards in the middle of the building

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What made it attractive is it had a steel frame,
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so this was felt to be very strong,
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but what people hadn't factored in is
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they'd also built in a series of courtyards
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in the middle of the building.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:20
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 Testing on this wall, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Testing on this wall,
S01 • E02 But even in 1940, the thinking behind these lines - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But even in 1940, the thinking behind these lines
S01 • E05 To keep their cover, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
To keep their cover,
S01 • E04 You've got to remember, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
You've got to remember,
S01 • E06 I think where Britain is so far ahead of Germany - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
I think where Britain is so far ahead of Germany
S01 • E01 Coastal defenses of all types were built at speed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Coastal defenses of all types were built at speed
S01 • E02 So the experience of the First World War - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So the experience of the First World War
S01 • E03 So that if a bomb had fallen and hit the courtyard - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So that if a bomb had fallen and hit the courtyard
S01 • E07 In the early years of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
In the early years of the war,
S01 • E06 It's not until very late in the war - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It's not until very late in the war
S01 • E05 To this day, many remain undiscovered. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To this day, many remain undiscovered.
S01 • E03 And so it was a strong building, but it also was vulnerable. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And so it was a strong building, but it also was vulnerable.
S01 • E02 We've got the Maginot Line of fortifications in France, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
We've got the Maginot Line of fortifications in France,
S01 • E08 On D-Day itself, they didn't use the Double Onion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
On D-Day itself, they didn't use the Double Onion,
S01 • E04 (plane buzzing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
(plane buzzing)
S01 • E01 Several mine towers and over 150,000 defense mines - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Several mine towers and over 150,000 defense mines
S01 • E03 So what Britain did is it began to strengthen - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So what Britain did is it began to strengthen
S01 • E05 The bunkers that the Auxiliary Units were inhabiting - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
The bunkers that the Auxiliary Units were inhabiting
S01 • E03 First with wooden trusses and beams, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
First with wooden trusses and beams,
S01 • E08 So this was a standard Churchill tank, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So this was a standard Churchill tank,