The Blies (; ) is a right tributary of the
Saar in southwestern
Germany
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(
Saarland) and northeastern
France
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(
Moselle). The Blies flows from three springs in the
Hunsrück near
Selbach, Germany. It is roughly 100 km long, ending in the French city of
Sarreguemines. It flows through
Sankt Wendel,
Ottweiler,
Neunkirchen,
Bexbach,
Homburg and
Blieskastel (Blieskastel being named after the river). Its lower extent demarcates part of the Franco–German border. The section within France and on the French-German border is long.
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Blies are, from source to mouth:
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Todbach (left)
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Oster (left)
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Mutterbach (right)
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Erbach (left)
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Lambsbach (left)
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Schwarzbach (left)
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Würzbach (right)
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Hetschenbach (left)
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Gailbach (left)
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Mandelbach (right)
World War II
Fighting took place on the Blies during the
Lorraine Campaign, fought from September to December 1944 by the
Third United States Army, famously led by
George S. Patton. The
35th Infantry Division fought along the Blies following its battle at
Sarreguemines in early December, the former part of the larger assault on the
West Wall.
See also
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Blies-Ébersing (Fr)
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Blies-Schweyen (Fr)
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Blies-Guersviller (Fr)
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List of rivers of Saarland
References
External links
Rivers of France
Rivers of Saarland
International rivers of Europe
France–Germany border
Neunkirchen, Saarland
Rivers of Grand Est
Rivers of Moselle (department)
Rivers of Germany
Border rivers
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