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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

You've then got to create a workforce, transport them there, house them, feed them, so...

You've then got to create a workforce, transport them there, house them, feed them, so that they can then produce this cordite

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You've then got to create a workforce,
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transport them there, house them, feed them,
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so that they can then produce this cordite.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:44
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 It's backed up behind me by two more pillbox, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It's backed up behind me by two more pillbox,
S01 • E08 One of the reasons why it's never mentioned in the narrative - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
One of the reasons why it's never mentioned in the...
S01 • E04 So that's why you have this incredible confidence - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
So that's why you have this incredible confidence
S01 • E05 Now, these underground rooms provided the perfect cover - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Now, these underground rooms provided the perfect cover
S01 • E02 Now these are made out of concrete reinforced, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Now these are made out of concrete reinforced,
S01 • E01 The waters these historic buildings guarded - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The waters these historic buildings guarded
S01 • E06 In 1941, beneath the sandstone hills of Worcester, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
In 1941, beneath the sandstone hills of Worcester,
S01 • E03 What we're looking at is an anti-tank position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
What we're looking at is an anti-tank position
S01 • E05 It doesn't take a military genius - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
It doesn't take a military genius
S01 • E07 Caerwent made the cordite that allowed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Caerwent made the cordite that allowed
S01 • E01 Braced for a German onslaught, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Braced for a German onslaught,
S01 • E02 Nowadays, 80 years on, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Nowadays, 80 years on,
S01 • E07 Cordite is a refined version of gunpowder, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Cordite is a refined version of gunpowder,
S01 • E01 They filled the English Channel with a network of mines. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They filled the English Channel with a network of mines.
S01 • E08 The sea lanes through the minefields - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
The sea lanes through the minefields
S01 • E05 It's almost got a medieval feel to it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
It's almost got a medieval feel to it,
S01 • E03 Now the chaps are in here, once the attack came under way, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Now the chaps are in here, once the attack came under way,
S01 • E04 But he was unaware that, for the last 10 years, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
But he was unaware that, for the last 10 years,
S01 • E01 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(tense music)
S01 • E06 Drakelow Tunnels were designated as a shadow factory, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
Drakelow Tunnels were designated as a shadow factory,