Complex sentence: Fritz Witt (27 May 1908--14 June 1944) was a high-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS, the paramilitary branch of the Nazi Party's SS. He served with the SS Division Leibstandarte before taking command of the SS Division Hitlerjugend.
Split into simpler sentences: Fritz Witt (27 May 1908--14 June 1944) was a German SS commander during the Nazi Era. During World War II, he served with the SS Division Leibstandarte before taking command of the SS Division Hitlerjugend.