Complex sentence: Although French officials deported a total of 1,820 from the Saar in 1946 and 1947, most of these individuals ultimately were allowed to return U.like the Soviets, the French expulsions did not amount to (ethnic cleansing).
Split into simpler sentences: Although French officials deported a total of 1,820 people from the Saar in 1946 and 1947, most of these individuals ultimately were allowed to return. Unlike the Soviets, the French expulsions did not amount to (ethnic cleansing).