Complex sentence: In January 1943, after the Stalingrad debacle, Russian offensives rippled along the front, and the 9th Army front was breached and it was forced to retreat, the 88th Division with it.
Split into simpler sentences: In January 1943, after the Stalingrad debacle, Russian offensives rippled along the front. The 9th Army front was breached and it was forced to retreat, the 88th Division with it.