Complex sentence: Born in Sitzmannsdorf, Prittwitz joined the Imperial German Army in 1908 as a "Fahnenjunker" (officer cadet) and was commissioned into the 3rd "Uhlan" (Lancer) Regiment the following year and later served on the general staff of the Imperial German Army.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Sitzmannsdorf, Prittwitz joined the Imperial German Army in 1908 as a "Fahnenjunker" (officer cadet) and was commissioned into the 3rd "Uhlan" (Lancer) Regiment the following year. He later served on the general staff of the Imperial German Army.