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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

What is unusual is for two ships with the same name to be lost so close together

What is unusual is for two ships with the same name to be lost so close together

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What is unusual is for two ships with the same name
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to be lost so close together.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:07
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 By August, 1940 they had over 2.5 million. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
By August, 1940 they had over 2.5 million.
S01 • E01 Built into the contours of the land, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Built into the contours of the land,
S01 • E04 So for broadcasting and receiving, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So for broadcasting and receiving,
S01 • E02 Dad's army turned the home guard into something of a joke, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Dad's army turned the home guard into something of a...
S01 • E06 So as soon as the war actually started, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
So as soon as the war actually started,
S01 • E08 We will return one day - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
We will return one day
S01 • E07 Although the ships based out of Chatham - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Although the ships based out of Chatham
S01 • E03 London was once home to Joan Longley - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
London was once home to Joan Longley
S01 • E04 There was upward of 2,000 people stationed there - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There was upward of 2,000 people stationed there
S01 • E05 (tense brooding music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
(tense brooding music)
S01 • E01 But to defend it against Hitler's army, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
But to defend it against Hitler's army,
S01 • E04 And obviously, they sought out the nearest watering hole, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And obviously, they sought out the nearest watering hole,
S01 • E02 I mean, an awful lot of people were pretty good - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
I mean, an awful lot of people were pretty good
S01 • E03 When the war started, I was three and a quarter years old - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
When the war started, I was three and a quarter years old
S01 • E06 And their job really was to prepare for a possible invasion, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
And their job really was to prepare for a possible invasion,
S01 • E08 Tyneham was a village in Dorset - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Tyneham was a village in Dorset
S01 • E01 (gun blasting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(gun blasting)
S01 • E07 The Battle of the Atlantic is without a shadow of doubt - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
The Battle of the Atlantic is without a shadow of doubt
S01 • E04 As we all experience, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
As we all experience,
S01 • E02 But the fact that they're veterans of the First World War - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But the fact that they're veterans of the First World...