Complex sentence: The German 1st Light Brigade was a mechanized unit established in October 1937 in imitation of the French "Division Légère Mécanique", intended to take on the roles of army-level reconnaissance and security that had traditionally been the responsibility of cavalry.
Split into simpler sentences: The German 1st Light Brigade was a mechanized unit established in October 1937 in imitation of the French "Division Légère Mécanique". It was intended to take on the roles of army-level reconnaissance and security that had traditionally been the responsibility of cavalry.