Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: The existence of the SS-Verf Ã 1\/4 gungstruppe ( known as SS-VT ) was publicly declared on 16 March 1935 .
Simplified: The SS-Verf Ã 1\/4 gungstruppe ( known as SS-VT ) was told to the public on 16 March 1935 .