Complex sentence: Moyses Chahon (1918--1981) was a jewish Brazilian Army general and a distinguished veteran of World War II. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he joined the Brazilian Army Infantry as a cadet-officer in the late 1930s.
Split into simpler sentences: Moyses Chahon (1918--1981) was a jewish Brazilian Army general and a distinguished veteran of World War II. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He joined the Brazilian Army Infantry as a cadet-officer in the late 1930s.