Pasir Panjang Pillbox

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Pasir Panjang Pillbox
Part of World War II-era Defence of Singapore
Singapore
Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox 2, Nov 06.JPG
Pasir Panjang Pillbox, here photographed in 2006.
Coordinates 1°17′20″N103°46′41″E / 1.289°N 103.778167°E / 1.289; 103.778167
Site information
Controlled byBritish military (former)
Open to
the public
Yes (externally only; access inside the pillbox is not allowed)
ConditionGood
Site history
Builtpre-WWII
Built byBritish military
MaterialsConcrete (reinforced) and steel
Battles/wars Battle of Pasir Panjang
Events Second World War
Garrison information
Current
commander
None
Past
commanders
Unknown
Garrisonoccupied by British military forces in Singapore (former)
OccupantsBritish military (former)

Pasir Panjang Pillbox is a strengthened-concrete defensive structure from World War II, located in Pasir Panjang in the southwestern area of Singapore.

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Background and history

In advance of the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore between 1941 and 1942 during World War II, a number of concrete-built defensive pillboxes were built along Singapore's eastern and western coasts. [1]

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References

  1. National Heritage Board, Singapore's 100 Historic Places, p. 122, Archipelago Press, Singapore, 2007.