Battlebox

The Battlebox is a former WWII British underground command centre inside Fort Canning Hill in the heart of Singapore City. It was part of the headquarters of Malaya Command, the army which defended Malaya and Singapore in WWII. It was inside the Battlebox that the British decided to surrender Singapore to the invading Japanese on 15 February 1942.

Today, the Battlebox is a museum that unveils the true causes behind ?the worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history?.

Our Battlebox Tour, A Story of Strategy & Surrender? , tells two stories - the fall of Malaya and Singapore in WWII, and how an underground command centre functioned during the war.

Your visit contributes entirely to the costs of running and maintaining this priceless historical monument.The Battlebox is a former WWII British underground command centre inside Fort Canning Hill in the heart of Singapore City. Today, the Battlebox is a museum that unveils the true causes behind ?the worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history?.

The Battlebox Tour: A Story of Strategy & Surrender™, tells two stories - the fall of Malaya and Singapore in WWII, and how an underground command centre functioned during the war.

The story of the Battlebox is intertwined with the story of Fort Canning Hill. Today, Fort Canning Hill, a 60m-tall hill in the heart of Singapore City, is known for its lush greenery and Heritage Trees. But it also has a long and rich history going back 700 years.

Join our other tour ? Of Graves, Guns & Battles: A Tour of Battlebox & Fort Canning Hill™ ? to find out all about this history.