Battle of Pasir Panjang

Battle of Pasir Panjang
	Part of the Battle of Singapore in the Pacific theatre of World War II
	; Pasir Panjang Pillbox
Date	13 – 15 February 1942
Location	Pasir Panjang, Singapore
Result	Japanese victory Fall of Singapore;
Belligerents
United Kingdom British Malaya; British India;	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. J.R.G. Andre; Cpt. H.R. Rix †; 2nd Lt. Adnan Saidi †	Lt. Gen. Renya Mutaguchi; Col. Yoshio Nasu
Units involved
1st Malaya Brigade; 44th Indian Brigade	56th Infantry Regiment, 18th Division
Strength
1,400 infantry	13,000 infantry
Casualties and losses
159 killed and hundreds wounded	Hundreds killed and several hundreds more wounded.

The Battle of Pasir Panjang, which took place between 13 and 15 February 1942, was part of the final stage of the Empire of Japan's invasion of Singapore during World War II. The battle was initiated upon the advancement of elite Imperial Japanese Army forces towards Pasir Panjang Ridge on 13 February.

13,000 Japanese troops had made an amphibious landing in northwestern Singapore near Sarimbun (see Battle of Sarimbun Beach) and had started to advance south towards Pasir Panjang. They had already captured Tengah Airfield en route. The 13,000 soldiers constituted a significant part of the total strength of 36,000 Japanese troops deployed in the invasion of Singapore.

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