Miyafuji awakens in hospital with her magic power completely drained and it will take a week to recover. Patton and Wilcke take Miyafuji to Allied Command in Amsterdam to try and get the next assault on Berlin delayed for ten days so that Miyafuji can recover, but a combination of infighting between the generals and the vast scale of the operation force it to go forward as planned. As the Brave Witches attack Karlsland from the east, the Ardor Witches from the south, and the Noble Witches (divided into A and B divisions) from Gallia in the west, the main thrust into Berlin will be led by Patton from Kiel in the north and down through Karlsland. To break the wall surrounding Berlin, a new secret weapon, the Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte supertank will be commanded by Patton himself for the assault. The Strike Witches will provide air support for Patton's army.
Instead of going back to Den Helder for rest, Miyafuji stays behind in Kiel where she asks to serve on the Ratte as a normal medic, which is approved by Patton. They face heavy resistance as they approach Berlin, but the Ratte is able to get close enough to fire upon the wall and obliterate a segment in one hit. The Neuroi reforms the wall using units from other wall segments, but repeated fire eventually destroys the wall completely and Patton's army group enters the city despite Patton himself being wounded in the attack. After entering the city, a massive dome forms over the city, completely trapping Patton and cutting him off from the air support. Miyafuji spots the Zoo Tower, where Patton chooses to make his stand. Patton manages to get a wire out to General Bradley informing him of the situation. Barkhorn suggests using the Berlin underground to infiltrate the dome from underneath. Meanwhile, Sakamoto who was listening from a flight heading to Britannia carrying Miyafuji's Shinden Striker Unit orders her plane to head to Berlin.
Tropes in this episode:
- Badass in Distress: Yoshika, who requested Patton bring her along as his army's field medic, is imprisoned inside the Neuroi dome alongside them, but shows no fear whatsoever because she's too busy treating injured soldiers.
- Call-Back: This is not the first time a Witch from Fuso who ran out of magic is held hostage by the Neuroi, though Yoshika handles it better than Mio did.
- The Cameo: Hikari and Gundula from Brave Witches briefly appear at an airfield spotting Minna and Yoshika.
- Chronic Hero Syndrome: Even if she can't use her magic, Yoshika can still give others a helping hand by acting as The Medic for Patton's tank army.
- Didn't See That Coming: The rest of the 501st assume that Yoshika stayed behind in Kiel to recover, only the find out that she volunteered to act as The Medic for Patton and his army the entire time. When Mio is informed of this, she's quick to tell her men to take the aircraft carrying Yoshika's Shinden to Berlin.
- It's All My Fault: Shizuka blames herself for her failure in stopping the Neuroi's attack on Kiel and Yoshika using up all of her magic. The next time she sees Yoshika, she breaks down crying after a serious conversation with Mio.
- Only a Flesh Wound: Patton is injured in the arm during the attack and brushes it off as this. After some prodding he does allow Miyafuji to patch him up, provided they stay at his post.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Patton may be a Hot-Blooded trigger-happy tough guy, but even he agrees with Yoshika needing a ten-day break to recover her magic.
- Patton also doesn't punish her for disobeying his direct orders by engaging the bomber Neuroi, since she saved Kiel in the process.
- Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: Instead of sending Yoshika's Shinden back home as the top brass expected, Mio orders her aircraft crew to head for Berlin.
