Agree. One addition I would have is that I think non-US units would have relatively more conscript and civilian additions than US units in the 98-00 timeframe.
Units in catonment in their home countries (most German and Polish units) would have easier access to locals and less of a language barrier to overcome. Those units and units nearer to their country of origin would also have more conscripts delivered by their governments to the divisions. The proximity of Soviet divisions to Russia (not close, but you can walk there) means one would expect more VGD like replacements to actually show up, etc. Nationalities like the UK probably somewhere in the middle.
Eventually it would become clear that the trickle of reinforcements from the US was not going to do and local recruiting would pick up, but I'd still expect US divisions to have a higher proportion of trained soldiers. Overall I think this means that these units are smaller than their non-US equivalents, but probably also of higher quality.
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