4th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 4th Division (第4師団, Daiyon shidan?) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call-sign was Yodo Division (淀兵団, Yodo-heidan?) (from the Yodo River).
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