Complex sentence: Arriving in the bay on 20 March 1945, Stott was to lead an initial party of four ashore in a pair of two-man Hoehn MKIII military folboats, to be followed by the remainder of his team two days later.
Split into simpler sentences: Arriving in the bay on 20 March 1945, Stott was to lead an initial party of four ashore in a pair of two-man Hoehn MKIII military folboats. Hoehn 2011,p70 This was followed by the remainder of his team two days later.