Complex sentence: The German commander in the North, General Lothar Rendulic considered the capture of Tornio a betrayal by the Finns and ordered the scorched earth destruction of Lapland in retaliation.
Split into simpler sentences: The German commander in the North, General Lothar Rendulic considered the capture of Tornio a betrayal by the Finns. It is said that this was the reason for him to order the scorched earth destruction of Lapland in retaliation.