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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

With a constant need for new billets, civilian buildings turned into temporary troop...

With a constant need for new billets, civilian buildings turned into temporary troop accommodation, as well as training centers

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With a constant need for new billets,
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civilian buildings turned into
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temporary troop accommodation,
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as well as training centers.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:21
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E05 It was about information. It was about entertainment. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was about information. It was about entertainment.
S01 • E02 And you've also got civilian contractors, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
And you've also got civilian contractors,
S01 • E04 There was a kind of revolving mechanism there. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There was a kind of revolving mechanism there.
S01 • E01 Britain's defense structures needed to be fortified - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Britain's defense structures needed to be fortified
S01 • E07 Bletchley had a huge workforce of both civilian - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Bletchley had a huge workforce of both civilian
S01 • E05 ♪ The world that lies before you ♪ - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
♪ The world that lies before you ♪
S01 • E03 Over 6,000 of these concrete blocks - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Over 6,000 of these concrete blocks
S01 • E06 Even the wealthiest and most privileged - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Even the wealthiest and most privileged
S01 • E04 There was a shelter that people stood under to fire from. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There was a shelter that people stood under to fire from.
S01 • E01 What they wanted to do was be able to use radio waves - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
What they wanted to do was be able to use radio waves
S01 • E07 You have women who were members - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
You have women who were members
S01 • E05 She was basically Britain's only broadcaster, and therefore, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
She was basically Britain's only broadcaster, and...
S01 • E03 Back in London, many of the communal surface shelters - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Back in London, many of the communal surface shelters
S01 • E04 The point of this is that every service person - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
The point of this is that every service person
S01 • E08 D-Day had been originally planned for the 5th of June, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
D-Day had been originally planned for the 5th of June,
S01 • E06 If you had a reasonably big - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:31
If you had a reasonably big
S01 • E07 And you've got civilian women who answered adverts - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And you've got civilian women who answered adverts
S01 • E01 And the trouble was - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
And the trouble was
S01 • E02 But the brick work, if you'd take a blow from the side - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But the brick work, if you'd take a blow from the side
S01 • E05 You gotta remember that even households - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
You gotta remember that even households