Battle of Vladivostok (World at War)

The Battle of Vladivostok, or Siege of Vladivostok is a major military conflict occurred during World War III. The battle started on August 28th, 2015 and ended on January 3rd, 2016.

Background
After the losses at the Sea of Japan, the Russian Far East territories were suffering rapid invasions from the Pacific Triple Alliance forces (USNA, Japan and Korea). In late 2015, the Japanese and Korean forces expanded two fronts in Asia: Chinese front and Siberian front. Vladivostok becomes the target of the PTA after the victory in Artyom.

Heart of the Chinese Front
Vladivostok is one of the most important cities that the Union forces have to conquer in order to succeed in Northeastern China, due to its close distance to the Chinese borders. If Vladivostok falls, the Russians wouldn't be able to send forces to Northeastern China, and therefore the Chinese would be defeated in Northeastern China.

Battle
The Battle of Vladivostok broke out at 6:00 am on August 28th. The city was surrounded by Japanese, Korean and United States forces from the city of Artyom. Russian and Chinese forces suffered enormous casualties.

Turning Tides
The nation with the strongest military of the three, the United States of North America attempted to send reinforcement on November 20th, 2015 from Hawaii, but were blocked by the Philippine Navy. This caused the US to declare war on the Philippines.

Retreat
The Japanese and Korean forces lacked supplies and retreated to the east, and were defeated by the Allied forces in early January 2016.

Aftermath

 * USNA declares war on the Philippines.
 * The Russian Counteroffensive starts.
 * Turning point of the Beijing Offensive.