Complex sentence: On January 18,1956, the People's Chamber passed a bill creating the Ministry of National Defense and formally acknowledging the existence of East Germany's armed forces, the National People's Army or NVA.
Split into simpler sentences: On January 18,1956, the People's Chamber (the national legislature) passed a bill creating the NVA and the Ministry of National Defense. This act formally acknowledged the existence of East Germany's armed forces, the National People's Army or NVA.