Complex sentence: He was stationed near Stuttgart, where Manfred Rommel, son of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, was mayor of the city at the time, and the sons of the two former adversaries entered a much publicized friendship, which continued until the General's death in 2004.
Split into simpler sentences: He was stationed near Stuttgart, where Manfred Rommel, son of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, was mayor of the city at the time. The sons of the two former adversaries entered a much publicized friendship, which continued until the general's death in 2004.