The struggle between France and Germany for control of the Saar territory after World War I was by no means a new feature in Saar history. On the contrary, it was merely the perpetuation of a long history of conflict in this region. One reason for the importance of the Saar, which comprises the territory extending along the banks of the Saar river which flows north to the Moselle, is its significance as a route between the Rhine and the territory to its west. [...]

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