In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Saint-Denis ( -RSB- , or unofficially Saint-Denis de la Re ́ union for disambiguation ) is the " pre ́ fecture " ( administrative capital ) of the French overseas region and department of Re ́ union , in the Indian Ocean .
Saint-Denis is the administrative capital ( " pre ́ fecture " ) of the French controlled island of Re ́ union , in the Indian Ocean .

Spiritualism is a religious movement based on the belief that the spirits of the dead exist and have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living .
Spiritualism is a belief that humans can communicate with the spirits of the dead .

On a recommendation by Lieutenant Hugo Gutmann , Hitler 's Jewish superior , he received the Iron Cross , First Class on 4 August 1918 , a decoration rarely awarded to one of Hitler 's " Gefreiter " rank .

On 4 August 1918 , Hitler was awarded with the Iron Cross First Class by the Jewish Hugo Gutmann .