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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Without the men and the ships sailing out of places like Chatham, we'd have been unable to...

Without the men and the ships sailing out of places like Chatham, we'd have been unable to challenge the U-boat wolf packs that stalked the Atlantic, and could easily have been starved into submission

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Without the men and the ships sailing
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out of places like Chatham,
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we'd have been unable to challenge
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the U-boat wolf packs that stalked the Atlantic,
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and could easily have been starved into submission.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:07
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 The idea of the why ricochet were in the center - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
The idea of the why ricochet were in the center
S01 • E06 "College workmen trim the sides of the hole - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
"College workmen trim the sides of the hole
S01 • E04 (bombs exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(bombs exploding)
S01 • E01 80 years after the last gun blast, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
80 years after the last gun blast,
S01 • E05 Sometimes they may have just been a very, very small unit - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Sometimes they may have just been a very, very small unit
S01 • E06 "Boys now cover up the shelters with rubble and earth - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
"Boys now cover up the shelters with rubble and earth
S01 • E02 And you can really get the sense of why you've got - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
And you can really get the sense of why you've got
S01 • E04 (bombs exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(bombs exploding)
S01 • E03 After losing the Battle of Britain in September 1940 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:26
After losing the Battle of Britain in September 1940
S01 • E08 And, of course, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And, of course,
S01 • E05 You had specialist members of the Auxiliary Units - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
You had specialist members of the Auxiliary Units
S01 • E07 But even the most powerful navy - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
But even the most powerful navy
S01 • E08 There are plenty of hills around here in Dorset - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
There are plenty of hills around here in Dorset
S01 • E01 With the Victorian structures, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
With the Victorian structures,
S01 • E02 Most pillbox in these isolated countryside - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Most pillbox in these isolated countryside
S01 • E04 The whole set-up disappeared almost overnight. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The whole set-up disappeared almost overnight.
S01 • E01 Just from looking around, you can see the red brickwork, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Just from looking around, you can see the red brickwork,
S01 • E07 For many years after the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
For many years after the war,
S01 • E02 And on the top of this pillbox, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And on the top of this pillbox,
S01 • E08 They would have been practicing on the tank battle runs, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
They would have been practicing on the tank battle runs,