Complex sentence: Trees were reduced to blunted trunks, the branches and leaves torn away and the bodies of men buried after previous actions were often uncovered by the rain and shelling, the ground was powdery to a depth of and when wet had the consistency of porridge.
Split into simpler sentences: Trees were reduced to blunted trunks, the branches and leaves torn away and the bodies of men buried after previous actions were often uncovered by the rain and shelling. The ground was powdery to a depth of and when wet had the consistency of porridge.