Complex sentence: After his death in Britz in 1913, Louis Späth was succeeded by his son, Hellmut, who revived the nursery's flagging fortunes during the Depression by joining the Nazi Party and securing lucrative landscaping contracts for the new autobahns and other public works.
Split into simpler sentences: After his death in Britz in 1913, Louis Späth was succeeded by his son, Hellmut. Hellmut revived the nursery's flagging fortunes during the Depression by joining the Nazi Party and securing lucrative landscaping contracts for the new autobahns and other public works.