Pasir Panjang Pillbox
{{Short description|World War II era defensive structure}}
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|location = Singapore
|image = Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox 2, Nov 06.JPG
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|caption = Pasir Panjang Pillbox, here photographed in 2006.
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|built = pre-WWII
|builder = British military
|materials = Concrete (reinforced) and steel
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|demolished =
|condition = Good
|ownership =
|open_to_public = Yes (externally only; access inside the pillbox is not allowed)
|controlledby = British military (former)
|garrison = occupied by British military forces in Singapore (former)
|current_commander = None
|past_commanders = Unknown
|occupants = British military (former)
|battles = Battle of Pasir Panjang
|events = Second World War
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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
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.National Heritage Board, Singapore's 100 Historic Places, p. 122, Archipelago Press, Singapore, 2007.
Gallery
File:Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox, Nov 06.JPG |The Pasir Panjang Machine Gun Pillbox.
File:Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox 2, Nov 06.JPG|An angled defensive-wall behind the pillbox offers protection to those defending the rear of the structure (albeit having little to no protection over their heads without a roof).
File:Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox 3, Nov 06.JPG|A memorial plaque established by Singapore's National Heritage Board (NHB) in front of the pillbox commemorating the history of the structure.
File:Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox 4, Nov 06.JPG|The memorial plaque's content shown here.
File:Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox 5, Nov 06.JPG|The entrance-door into the pillbox, now having been sealed up and access inside prohibited.
File:Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox 6, Nov 06.JPG|The rear-area of the pillbox, with square holes placed in the defensive-wall provided to allow troops to fire on approaching enemy soldiers getting too close to entering the structure.
File:Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox 7, Nov 06.JPG|The entrance-door shown here together with one of the pillbox's gun embrasures.
File:Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox 8, Nov 06.JPG|Two gun embrasures shown together with the rounded observation cupola on the roof of the pillbox.
File:Pasir-Panjang-Pillbox-2012-January-01.jpg|A wide-angle view of the Pasir Panjang Pillbox.
File:Pasir-Panjang-Pillbox-2012-January-02.jpg|Another wide-angle view of the historic structure.
File:Pasir-Panjang-Pillbox-2012-January-03.jpg|The entrance-door of the pillbox with the top of the observation cupola also seen.
File:Pasir-Panjang-Pillbox-2012-January-04.jpg|The front of the pillbox towards which an enemy force would face.
File:Inside the pillbox of Pasir Panjang.jpg|A look at the interior of the pillbox through a gap behind the entrance-door.
PasirPanjangPillboxAerial.jpg|Aerial Image of the Pasir Panjang Pillbox Environs. The pillbox is in the centre above the intersection of Pasir Panjang and Science Park Roads.
References
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External links
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Category:Coastal fortifications
Category:Military of Singapore under British rule