What areas were fought over in the war fought by the Japanese Fourth Army?
Fourth Army (Japan) The Japanese 4th Army (第4軍 , Dai-yon gun ) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army based in Manchukuo from the Russo-Japanese War until the end of World War II.
229th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army) The 229th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army. The 229th consisted mainly of conscripts from Gifu Prefecture. The regiment was attached to the 38th Division. The regiment participated during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the conquest of Hong Kong in 1941, the Dutch East Indies in early 1942, the Guadalcanal Campaign and Papua Campaign. While the 1st & 2nd Battalions were on Guadalcanal, its 3rd Battalion fought in the Battle of Buna–Gona in Territory of Papua from November 1942 to January 1943 where the 3rd Battalion was destroyed.