Yes, it makes most sense for replacements to be sent into existing units rather than form new ones.
However, Nazi Germany let existing units fall apart and simply raised whole new divisions - part of Hitlers madness I think. Although they only had a few dozen divisions (or whatever it was) actually capable of any type of combat, on paper they had hundreds!
In the initial 2-3 years of the war, I'm fairly certain draftees would be looked down upon by the volunteers. After late 1997 however, this view would be bound to change. As we've established, draftees often posess civilian skills, which would become more and more valuable within a unit. In the long term, a unit that can look after it's own needs even if it's got a lower number of combat types, is a stronger unit than one solely made up of combat experts.
By the last year or two of the war, this fact is undoubtably recognised by even the most hidebound of old soldiers.
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