Complex sentence: Raoul Albin Louis Salan (10 June 1899--3 July 1984) was a French Army general and the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War.
Split into simpler sentences: Raoul Albin Louis Salan (10 June 1899--3 July 1984) was a French Army general. He served as the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War.