Complex sentence: During January 6 there was heavy fighting all along the Raate road as the Finns continued to break up the 44th into smaller pieces, and the Soviets tried and failed to overrun Finnish roadblocks with armor, losing numerous tanks in a futile frontal attacks.
Split into simpler sentences: During January 6 heavy fighting occurred all along the Raate road as the Finns continued to break up the 44th into smaller pieces. The Soviets tried and failed to overrun Finnish roadblocks with armor, losing numerous tanks in futile frontal attacks.