Battle at Pasir Panjang in Singapore

~This is HOW a long beach should look like!

"Pasir Panjang is an area in the south-western part of Singapore. It is located at the southern part of the Queenstown Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Kent Ridge is a topographical feature which runs through Pasir Panjang."
~Wikipedia Description

Pasir Panjang, or Passir Panjang in 1851, is located in the south-west part of Singapore, which is just two stations away from HarbourFront. Pasir Panjang literally means "long sand" in Malay, as a reference to the long beaches before having the land reclaimed to become wharves at the beach.

The battle for Pasir Panjang lasted from 13th to the 14th of February 1942. 13,000 Japanese troops had made an amphibious landing in the northwest part of Singapore near Sarimbun after the battle for Sarinbun Beach, and had started to advance south towards Pasir Panjang, they also captured Tengah Airfield enroute. 

The Japanese started the battle off with mortar bombing and firing their weaker guns.The defensive had gone through the shooting and explosions. That is until the Banzai charge was commenced, and it was there that the Malay Regiment became overwhelmed, and the Japanese broke the defensive line.

Adnan Bin Saidi, the renowned hero of Singapore, was the Regiment's leader. He was mortally wounded in battle (W.I.A), then was tortured before being bayoneted.

Abdul Bin Saidi taught us to honor Singapore, as his motto would suggest "Death before dishonor" 
He also taught us to win or die trying.

Website URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pasir_Panjang & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasir_Panjang
Date accessed: 12th of February 2013