Complex sentence: As the first non-German to be awarded the Knight's Cross, Nazi propaganda widely published his story in newspapers and magazines, he was congratulated personally by Himmler, and he had to attend dozens of receptions, parties and parades.
Split into simpler sentences: As the first non-German to be awarded the Knight's Cross, Nazi propaganda widely published his story in newspapers and magazines. He was congratulated personally by Himmler and had to attend dozens of receptions, parties and parades.