Complex sentence: Rather than come to terms with Germany, Britain rejected all overtures for a negotiated peace, resulting in Adolf Hitler issuing the German armed forces ("Wehrmacht") Directive No.16 ordering the invasion of the United Kingdom.
Split into simpler sentences: Rather than come to terms with Germany, Britain rejected all overtures for a negotiated peace. Consequently Adolf Hitler issued the German armed forces ("Wehrmacht") Directive No.16 ordering the invasion of the United Kingdom.