Complex sentence: Elser was a member of the Federation of Wood Workers Union and in 1928 a work colleague persuaded him to join the RFB, the Red Front Fighters' Association, the paramilitary organisation of the Communist Party.
Split into simpler sentences: Elser was a member of the Federation of Wood Workers Union. In 1928 a work colleague persuaded him to join the RFB, the Red Front Fighters' Association, the paramilitary organisation of the Communist Party.