At what point in the Strike Witches timeline does Brave Witches take place?


I recently finished the _Strike Witches_ anime (Season 1, 2, _Operation
Victory Arrow_ OVAs and Movie) and am planning to continue watching up to
_Brave Witches_. I want to preserve the continuity of the series as I am
watching it.

In the first episode, Miyafuji Yoshika is seen in the company of Sakamoto Mio
as seen in the newspaper clipping below:

![the newspaper clipping](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JFfqk.jpg)

However, it seems that Miyafuji is still not that famous. I assume then that
_the events of Brave Witches start in the middle of Strike Witches Season 1_.

Is my assumption correct? Where does _Brave Witches_ take place in the whole
timeline?




Yes, you are correct. To be specific, BW's episode 1 takes place around SW's
episode 6, considering the time lag of news traveling at that period. The
creator Fumikane gave that tidbit of information through his
[tweet](https://twitter.com/humikane/status/785527062555598848) (Japanese)

>
> で、1話。新聞に載っている坂本と宮藤。扶桑に情報が来るラグを考えると、ストライク1期の6話あたり、隊全員が一つのチームとして機能し始めたころ撮られたものでしょう。




Yes, you are correct. To be specific, BW's episode 1 takes place around SW's
episode 6, considering the time lag of news traveling at that period. The
creator Fumikane gave that tidbit of information through his
[tweet](https://twitter.com/humikane/status/785527062555598848) (Japanese)

>
> で、1話。新聞に載っている坂本と宮藤。扶桑に情報が来るラグを考えると、ストライク1期の6話あたり、隊全員が一つのチームとして機能し始めたころ撮られたものでしょう。

