Complex sentence: His brigade was positioned east of Maleme airfield, on the Galatas plains, and well positioned to counterattack scattered paratroopers beginning to reform into a good starting position from which an attack on the airfield could be launched.
Split into simpler sentences: His brigade was positioned east of Maleme airfield, on the Galatas plains. It was well positioned to counterattack scattered paratroopers that were beginning to consolidate into a good starting position from which an attack on the airfield could be launched.