On 17 September 1941, the LSSAH participated in the offensive to clear the Crimean Peninsula, including the battles at the town of Perekop and the Perekop Isthmus.
On 17 September 1941, the LSSAH participated in the offensive to clear the Crimean Peninsula. Witt's battalion took part in the fighting for the town of Perekop and the later advance across the Perekop Isthmus.