Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1906 , a shoemaker called Wilhelm Voigt masqueraded as a Prussian officer and took over the town hall of KÃ penick .
Simplified: In 1906 , a shoemaker called Wilhelm Voigt pretended to be a Prussian officer and took over the town hall of KÃ penick .