Complex sentence: Following his studies at Oxford, Adam von Trott went on to spend six months in the United States and in 1937 he was posted to China and used his frequent trips to seek outside help for resistance against the Nazis.
Split into simpler sentences: Following his studies at Oxford, Adam von Trott went on to spend six months in the United States. In 1937 Adam von Trott was posted to China and used his frequent trips to seek outside help for resistance against the Nazis.