Complex sentence: Maximilian Graf (Count) von Spee (22 June 1861-8 December 1914) was a German admiral, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, who joined the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) in 1878.
Split into simpler sentences: Maximilian Graf (Count) von Spee (22 June 1861-8 December 1914) was a German admiral. He joined the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) in 1878.