Complex sentence: Armored units would typically advance in column behind light armored scouting units, deploying their integral infantry support to provide support in the event of ambush by German panzerfaust or antitank teams.
Split into simpler sentences: Armored units would typically advance in column behind light armored scouting units. At the same time infantry would be present to provide support in the event of ambush by German panzerfaust or antitank teams.