Definition: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: This was an extremely controversial stance within the largely pacifist Greens, because it meant that, for the first time since World War II, German soldiers would actively participate in combat.

This was a controversial stance within the Greens because it meant that German soldiers would participate in combat.