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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

You're left stranded, my friend, wondering where've they all gone?

You're left stranded, my friend, wondering where've they all gone?

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You're left stranded, my friend,
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wondering where've they all gone?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:35
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E03 So if people emerge from their underground tube station - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:29
So if people emerge from their underground tube station
S01 • E01 Whereas every infantry soldier was well-trained on the Bren. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Whereas every infantry soldier was well-trained on the Bren.
S01 • E02 And they just found that gap in a natural defense, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And they just found that gap in a natural defense,
S01 • E01 It also may be to do with the change in the nature - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
It also may be to do with the change in the nature
S01 • E04 From cutting-edge radar research stations - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
From cutting-edge radar research stations
S01 • E06 Unfortunately, there are no statistics - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Unfortunately, there are no statistics
S01 • E08 They laughed." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:37
They laughed."
S01 • E05 It means that the British can reinforce - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It means that the British can reinforce
S01 • E07 Stopping with the pedals, or using the handbrakes, etc, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Stopping with the pedals, or using the handbrakes, etc,
S01 • E01 Moving into 1941, 1942, the threat of a full-scale invasion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Moving into 1941, 1942, the threat of a full-scale invasion
S01 • E02 (artillery shooting) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(artillery shooting)
S01 • E05 Basically, the whole thing starts to fall to pieces - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Basically, the whole thing starts to fall to pieces
S01 • E02 I mean, they look good on a map - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
I mean, they look good on a map
S01 • E04 Armed with that final confirmation, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
Armed with that final confirmation,
S01 • E06 No escapes, simply because from what we've heard, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
No escapes, simply because from what we've heard,
S01 • E01 And the threat was really now - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And the threat was really now
S01 • E05 (waves crash) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
(waves crash)
S01 • E07 You can still feel the rhythm of the airfield. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You can still feel the rhythm of the airfield.
S01 • E02 And, you know, and the line on a map, it's very seductive - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And, you know, and the line on a map, it's very...
S01 • E01 The pillboxes and the guns they housed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The pillboxes and the guns they housed