The map in the NY Times is rather close to your actual posted map, Homer. Only one problem: the Times map reflects the situation as it existed three or four days ago. By now, it’s much worse and the news is starting to reflect it. I suspect most people now realize that Poland is a lost cause.
As for the Germans shifting divisions west? Nah...don’t think so. Not yet. But they will. Just give them time.
And the French offensive in the Saar? We discussed that yesterday. All BS.
By the way, the area of “combat operations” for the French were also fought over by the US 3rd and 7th Armies in late November/early December 1944, and again after Operation Nordwind in January and February 1945. Suffice to say that the Americans had a more difficult time clearing out the French Maginot Line forts than they did clearing the so-called “Siegfried Line.” And that was considering that the French forts faced the other way.
The 3rd Army also had a rough time clearing the fortifications around Metz which was build long before the Maginot Line and only was incorporated into it since it was already a formidable series of bunkers. If I remember right Patton had said of the entire Lorraine area that he hoped that after the was that we could give this area to Germany as part of their punishment because he could think of no worse punishment than to be the country that had to manage this area. (I know I’m paraphrasing the heck out of that).
The “French Offensive” was a few recon units moving in to German Territory at a snail’s pace.
After the media sensationalism, they move a few bigger groups in to these areas, but then had a nightmare withdrawing them.