Complex sentence: Born in Sitzmannsdorf, Prittwitz entered the army of Imperial Germany in 1908 as a "Fahnenjunker" (officer cadet) and was commissioned into the 3rd "Uhlan" (Lancer) Regiment the following year.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Sitzmannsdorf, Prittwitz entered the army of Imperial Germany in 1908 as a "Fahnenjunker" (officer cadet). He was commissioned into the 3rd "Uhlan" (Lancer) Regiment the following year.