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:



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 (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。