WW2 PILLBOXES IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA

Singapore was the most important British naval base in the Far East. The island itself was heavily defended by many type of coastal artiller...

Penang was an important air and naval base. It was also an island fortress which guarded the entrance to the Straits of Malacca from the n...

The Alor Star and Sungei Petani airfields in Kedah were the most important British airfields in northern Malaya. This pillbox defended the A...

The 6th and 15th Indian Brigades of the 11th Indian Division was tasked to defend the road junction at Jitra, north of Alor Star airfield. ...

The 22nd Indian Brigade, with the 2/15th Royal Garhwal Rifles and 5/11th Sikh Regiment defended the Kuantan airfield. A number of these pill...

The 1st Hyderabad Indian State Forces defended the Kota Bharu airfield in Kelantan. This pillbox is located near a junction at Pengkalan Che...

The right sector of the Kelantan beach defence was from Bachok beach to Kuala Besut on the Terengganu border. The 2/10th Baluchistan Regt de...