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Pasir Panjang Pillbox

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Pasir Panjang Pillbox
Part of World War II-era Defence of Singapore
Singapore
Pasir Panjang Pillbox, here photographed in 2006.
Coordinates1°17′20″N 103°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/warsBattle of Pasir Panjang
EventsSecond 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.

Background and history

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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

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